Drone footage shows an infantry squad from the Ukrainian 10th "Edelweiss" Brigade violently assaulting a Russian trench system north of Bakhmut.

The soldiers spray rifle fire into the bunker entrances to suppress the Russian occupants before repeatedly throwing hand grenades into the dug outs. Ukrainian forces continue to make positive gains on the flanks of Bakhmut, although the progress is slow and dangerous, as the fighting is done at close range through intricate trench systems.

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