Brief footage recorded during the middle of an ambush by a Russian BTR shows Ukrainian troops engaging with Russian troops to gain fire superiority and recover a wounded comrade.

The first rule in TCCC is to establish dominance in the gunfight. Following that, your next step is always to get your patient off of the X. If you can do these two things, there's a very high likelihood that your if your patient is still alive, you'll be able to evacuate them and keep them breathing until they grow old. This video is a great example of the first two steps of TCCC being applied in combat by Ukrainian forces.

For the purpose of context, here's the full story from one of the Ukrainian Soldiers who was involved with this gunfight.

“We were ambushed by a BTR hidden in a street. It fired its gun and it tore my assistants leg off from above the knee. We fired back with a rocket and tried to get him (the wounded soldier) off from the street and into cover.

We carried him by his arms around the corner but could not retrieve his leg. The next hour we were trying to get him to safety. He became tired and closed his eyes and was unconscious. Our ambulance came and picked him up. It was an ambulance team made of western soldiers.

They got him into the ambulance and drove away with him. He is alive still and recovering. He has asked to rejoin us when he heals. I told him on the messenger that he was crazy and should retire but he said he will come back to find his leg. We joked about his leg and how it is still out fighting Russians all by itself. Soldier humor is what keeps soldiers sane.”

The brief snipped you just watched was recorded on May 24, 2022 during combat operations in Lyman.