GoPro footage released by members of the Donetsk People's Republic shows the captures of a Ukrainian Trenchline. Following the capture of the still occupied trench, the DPR troops capture several POWs.

For those who may be slightly out of the loop on what the Donetsk People's Republic is, they're a separatist state in Ukraine and one of the two factions who have been openly in conflict with the government of Ukraine since 2014. That's why the guys recording in this video are not wearing more uniform equipment like you would see with Russian regulars. They're often referred to as the DPR, and their objective with secession from Ukraine is to be absorbed by Russia.

It's unclear when and where this footage was filmed, however it was released by Russian-state backed media sources on Telegram before it was reposted to Reddit and Twitter. It's interesting to note that the Ukrainian Soldiers seen in the video are also wearing non-standard equipment for the Ukrainian military and appear to not be maintaining their fighting positions to the same standard as other Ukrainian positions we've seen throughout the conflict thus far.

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