GoPro footage released by Russian sources on Telegram shows a double near miss. The first near miss occurs when a loitering munition flies just past the Russian troops, missing them by several meters and exploding behind them. They attempt to continue on their route when what appears to be mortar fire impacts in front of them, causing the patrol to fully dismount so they can attempt to move to cover.

There isn't a lot of context behind this one, but the source says that the troops are members of the Russian VDV. We are unable to independently verify that information at this time however, and the account in question labels every single video coming out of the Russian POV as VDV combat footage, likely because it garners more clicks than regular conventional troops.

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