This GoPro style footage depicts the Ukrainian 3rd Assault Brigade in combat, fighting Russia’s Wagner Group mercenary forces.

The lime-green forces of the 3rd Assault Brigade are back in another GoPro submission. At 0:11 seconds, the cameraman fires what appears to be a Matador AT system. The footage cuts to another round being fired at 0:28 before he transitions to his rifle. Firing another AT round at 01:29, the impact is visible. This indicates the relatively close ranges at which the fight is occurring. There appears to be Russian KIA visible at 01:37; the cameraman confirms by shooting a round into the prostrate body at 02:06.

At 02:31, the footage cuts to the cameraman firing a crew-served machine gun. His assistant is seen to the left, assisting as he reloads. The cameraman appears to burn a whole belt, saturating his front with fire. Footage then breaks to him on the move, throwing a grenade into an entrenched position at 03:27. He then fires on the squirters who try to escape the bunker. At 04:40, his squadmate goes down, KIA by small arms fire. Although sporadic fire is exchanged, the body remains in focus until the end of the video, giving some small indication of where the cameraman’s focus and thoughts are.

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