Pro Russian Telegram channels are circulating a video reported to show a squad of Ukrainian Azov troops traversing open ground when they come under a barrage of grenades fired from an AGS automatic grenade launcher, and a few of the grenades appear to land accurately among the patrol.

One of the blasts shown from a distance almost appears to be superimposed special effects, but may just be the result of the video editor going overboard on the contrast and saturation settings. The explosions on the zoomed view appear to be authentic.

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