Drone footage shows a Russian VDV BMP crew demonstrate expert gunnery as the IFV rips down a Ukrainian-held trench line and delivers accurate auto cannon suppressive fires. The intense firing allows Russian infantryman to assault across open ground and enter the occupied trench to begin clearing operations.

While the video shows serious Russian firepower in action, it has also been geolocated to show that Ukraine has pushed further east toward Verbove on the Zaporizhzhia front than previously thought. Since breaking through at Robotyne, the Ukrainians are smartly widening their offensive corridor before pushing any further south to mitigate the risk of encirclement.

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