

“Sixth regiment lost,” the officer tells headquarters. It also said the regiment’s commander was killed, named by Ukrainian media as Col Andrei Zakharov, although this could not be independently confirmed. This is presented as an effective commentary on the fighting shown. It is overlaid with an audio of what appears to be a Russian officer reporting an attack to his superiors. Its production quality means the fighting filmed may not have taken place on Thursday. The edited 45-second video, which was released by Ukraine’s armed forces, is a montage of the fighting on the road and shows a company or more of Russian tanks and armoured vehicles coming under repeated attack.
