A recent video shows Ukrainian troops using close-quarters-battle skills inside a Russian trench.
While Ukrainian troops are making progress, they are not moving as quickly as Kyiv and its Western partners had hoped.
The proximity of the fighting and Russia's complex defenses has put Ukrainian troops' close-quarters combat skills to a brutal test.
Ukrainian frogmen clearing Russian trenchesA Ukrainian soldier in a Russian trench in a image from a video widely shared on social media in June.
As the Ukrainian forces continue to push forward with the counteroffensive, close-quarters combat will be more frequent.
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