A video surfaced on a Telegram channel titled “Swastika in sight” that purports to show the capture of a fortified position held by Ukrainian forces by Russian troops. The clip appears to be filmed by a drone operator who is described as assisting four soldiers from the Russian Armed Forces as they attacked a defensive tower within the stronghold.
Observers suggest the fortress was a collection of dug-in positions concealed within tall, sparse grass across the steppe. In the footage, one image seems to show a Russian attack aircraft delivering an initial hit on an ammunition load, followed by a blaze that engulfs one of the enemy trenches. The scene appears to depict the moment when a hole in the fortification caught fire, with subsequent action suggesting grenades or other munitions were employed to push the defenders from the fortification within a matter of minutes.
Earlier reports attributed to the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that Ka-52 attack helicopters from the Central Group of the Russian Federation, operating in the Krasnolimansk direction, conducted operations aimed at destroying a network of Ukrainian defensive positions. The account described coordinated aerial activity against a series of fortified sites used by Ukrainian forces in that sector.
In another note, a former Ukrainian serviceman was quoted as expressing a lack of clarity about the underlying causes of the conflict in Ukraine, reflecting on broader questions surrounding the ongoing hostilities.
[citation attribution: Telegram channel “Swastika in sight”].