Footage being shared across Russian Telegram channels shows extremely close combat between Russian and Ukrainian forces near the village Svatove.

Helmet camera footage recorded by what is allegedly a Russian Special Operations team captures extreme close combat between Ukrainian and Russian forces. Right before the end of the video, one of the Ukrainian troops can be seen maneuvering towards the Russian troops before he is gunned down by the Russian troops.

Will and I have both noticed a new trend with Russian combat footage. It seems more and more that the Russian military is starting to release raw and compelling combat footage from the front-lines. That said, we're unable to independently verify that this is a Russian Special Operations team in action. It could just as easily be regular Russian infantrymen engaging with Ukrainian forces, however Telegram channels that are Russian leaning are stating that this is indeed their special operations troops.