Combined helmet cam and drone footage shows a Ukrainian Azov 3rd Assault Brigade offensive operation that used speed, surprise, and violence of action to send Russian troops into retreat.

A squad of Azov troops push toward a Russian occupied woodline in an armored personnel carrier (APC), delivering a high volume of fire. Once in close proximity to the Russian trenches, the infantry troops dismount and advance on foot, using small arms and RPG fire to cover their approach. The overhwlmng fire power is too much for the Russian forces to contend with, so they rapidly break contact and withdraw in the opposite direction.

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Will Killmore is a US Army combat infantry veteran and Purple Heart recipient. He has deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with the 172nd Stryker Brigade and 173rd Airborne Brigade. Following his time in service, he successfully pursued a certificate of journalism and has been a blogger for Funker530 since 2014. Follow Will’s bad takes on Twitter