Helmet cam footage from Ukraine's Carpathian Sich Battalion shows a close-range firefight in a densely wooded area, resulting in the death of at least one Russian soldier.

The Carpathian Sich Battalion was formed as a paramilitary police unit in 2014 to counter Russian proxy separatist units. After the 2022 invasion the Sich battalion defended Kyiv and fought in Izium and Lyman. Following Russia's retreat from north central Ukraine, the unit moved east into Donetsk to continue the fight.

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