Russian footage shows a squad of Ukrainian troops coming under heavy fire during a trench battle. The pro Russian account that uploaded the footage claimed the BMP infantry fighting vehicle crew abandoned the Ukrainian ground troops, but it's more likely that the BMP was there to drop those troops off to reenforce the trench, deliver ammunition and supplies, or evacuate wounded. It appears that Ukrainian forces took an undetermined amount of casualties during the incident.

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Will Killmore

Will Killmore is a US Army combat infantry veteran and Purple Heart recipient. He has deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with the 172nd Stryker Brigade and 173rd Airborne Brigade. Following his time in service, he successfully pursued a certificate of journalism and has been a blogger for Funker530 since 2014.