Video Shows Counterattack That Led to Capture of 2 Russian Majors: Ukraine

A new video allegedly shows a counterattack by Ukrainian military forces that led to the capture of two Russian majors.

"During the counterattack in the Izyum direction, servicemen of the National Guard of Ukraine demilitarized and captured 15 Russian military, including 2 majors," the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a Facebook post accompanying the video.

As the video begins, it shows intense gunfighting between Ukrainian and Russian military forces in a wooded area near Kharkiv. As the video continues, the Ukrainian solider filming can be seen walking up to a Russian solider who is lying on the ground.

Several more gunshots can be heard as the Ukrainian soldiers continue yelling at the Russian troops who are lying on the ground with their hands behind their backs, appearing to surrender.

The video comes as Ukraine continues its counteroffensive attack against Russian troops in an attempt to retake control of some regions. In a recent Telegram post, the deputy head of Ukraine's presidential office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, said that more than 400 settlements in Kharkiv have been "de-occupied."

While speaking with Ukrainska Pravda this week, Oleg Synegubov, Kharkiv's head of military administration, said that despite Ukraine's counteroffensive, Russia "does not retreat, constantly tries to regroup, withdraws its reserves."

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, its National Guard and other military forces continue to liberate parts of Kharkiv.

"Soldiers of the National Guard take part in the detachment of armed aggression at all borders and directions where combat actions are underway to protect Ukraine from the enemy," the Facebook post said.

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin first announced the "special military operation," in Ukraine, with fighting continuing over the past several months. As Ukraine has continued to push Russian troops back in a number of areas, Putin announced last week that he was issuing a partial mobilization of troops. Putin told the nation that "certain military specialties and relevant experience" will soon be drafted into the war, prompting an array of protests.

In a situational update on Monday, the U.K. Ministry of Defense said that many of the troops being drafted in Russia "will not have had any military experience for some years."

"Unlike most Western armies, the Russian military provides low-level, initial training to soldiers within their designated operational units, rather than in dedicated training establishments," the update added.

The U.S. and other Western nations have continued to supply military assistance to Ukraine.

Newsweek reached out to the Russian Foreign Ministry and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for comment.