International Legion Fighters In Heavy Firefight With Russian Forces Backed By T-90 Tank In Bakhmut

An intense helmet cam video shows a unit of foreign fighters from the Ukrainian International Legion in a heavy firefight with Russian forces backed by a T-90 tank in the woods north east of Bakhmut.
From the operator who filmed this video and shared it with us: " North east Bahkmut, black Team. Got sent on a op to push back the Russian line and so the Ukrainian could go back in and take it, we had to find a trench system with what we got told had 5-10 russian troops in also which we knew roughly but didn't know the exact position. Soo we patrolled up to the road which we knew it was near and the point man looked to see if he could see anything and we got contacted. The point said he see roughly 20-30 guys in a heavily fortified trench system also they had a t-90 tank as back up soo we had to retreat.We had a team of Ukrainian forces with us also."
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From the operator who was so kind to share his experience with us: " North east Bahkmut, black Team. Got sent on a op to push back the Russian line and so the Ukrainian could go back in and take it, we had to find a trench system with what we got told had 5-10 russian troops in also which we knew roughly but didn't know the exact position. Soo we patrolled up to the road which we knew it was near and the point man looked to see if he could see anything and we got contacted. The point said he see roughly 20-30 guys in a heavily fortified trench system also they had a t-90 tank as back up soo we had to retreat.We had a team of Ukrainian forces with us also."

[@jsonny8905]

We live in such a crazy world. The fact I can lay in bed here in Australia and talk to a soldier about a video he posted of actual war combat is insane. My heart goes out to everyone fighting this ridiculous war.

[@raskzak3313]

Imagine the stress of approaching a fortified position while only beeing protected by trees

[@DjuraValtr]

I think it's save to say that thanks to technology such as the internet and cam videos we can see the actual real horrors of war like this. There's no edit or propaganda just the individual soldier's POV.

[@GreysUniverse]

That kicked off quick time! Good use of cover and excellent choice to tactically retreat 👌🏼

[@Doggo448]

The most scary part is that you never see the Russians.

[@CallofWar5]

To those wondering, if you're close enough to see the enemy's face clearly you are "decisively engaged" and someone(s) isn't leaving. This is why most engagements start outside that range and only get closer when victory is assured to finish off the foe.

[@jgamer2228]

This is insane. I can’t imagine the pure adrenaline dump of patrolling an area for the enemy then coming under fire. Impressive response by the foreign legion, definitely a good move to pull back when they realized how outgunned they were.

[@johnoggle4580]

From amazing Milsim airsoft videos to real war videos .. thank you matrix

[@s4dg]

its terrifying how quickly it goes from perfectly calm, just a little bit of artillery in the distance, to heavy machine gun fire.

[@jm7859]

This is what a real battle in the woods looks like folks. Most of the time you dont see the enemy. There's just horizontal rain of bullets. In thick tropical forest like here in the Philippines, the enemy could be as close as 10 feet. Any form of communication while on patrol is done through hand signs and whispers.

[@Jedi_Jed]

It’s amazing how you almost never see the enemy in war footage. Maybe because of wide angle lenses but I suppose it can also be hard to see entrenched soldiers.

[@JebusbeDevelopmentOFC]

it is absolutly horrifying to see how quickly it goes from a calm walk to a full firefight

[@EcliPsMonKey]

crazy hearing british accents in this madness

[@stevensanderson2817]

Its crazy how unrealistic war looks when its captured at such a high resolution, watching much older war footage just has a different feel to it.

[@JJones-gw9vy]

Damn bro. These airsoft battles are getting out of hand these days.

[@megateadal5196]

Unbelievable when you think we're in a day in age where combat like this is recorded, it's like watching a scene from band of brothers except its the real thing.

[@GeorgeThoughts]

Modern war is so weirdly abstract even in full HD video. Honestly to me whilst I knew the enemy were in a certain direction, and that something was definitely firing because there was loads of noise... I couldn't see the enemy at all, and personally couldn't really see any shots coming back towards the cammer? Leading to this strange very noisy but seemingly "kinda okay" scene to my untrain eye. Even though they're actually, clearly, in great danger!! So weird.

[@Prodbymar.]

I Can’t imagine being in this situation , this is crazy heartbroken 💔

[@UsyksmashedFurytopieces]

This is what I can never under stand about war footage from taken from one side. You can never, ever see the side they’re shooting at from ground level. Which begs the question are they just pot shots or shots in the dark they’re taking?