Translated footage recorded by Russian soldiers stranded in a muddy hole documents the hellish conditions in which they face on the front line of the Ukrainian War.

According to the subtitles, ten Russians in an IFV were sent on an assault, but their vehicle was destroyed and they were forced to dismount into the no-man's land. The surviving soldiers scattered throughout a nearby wood line to seek cover. The area is littered with bodies and they are forced to scavenge off the corpses for food and supplies.

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