Ukraine - Combat Footage Archive

📍 Survival in besieged Mariupol - Fighters hunt seabirds to gather food. March, 2022.

Ukrainian soldiers were returning from a rotation near Kostiantynivka when a Russian FPV drone suddenly struck near their vehicle. 0:14

Despite being wounded in the arm, the driver with the callsign “Boroda” remained calm, stayed in control, and evacuated everyone to safety. 🫡

Paratroopers From The 77th Airmobile Brigade Practice Parachute Jumps From A Helicopter.

Russian Shahed Shot Down By Ukrainian Fighters From The 68th Jaeger Brigade - Crashes Near Them.

The “Skifs” unit is shooting down Russian Shahed drones over Kharkiv region using a Bofors 40 mm gun.

Russian Shahed Shot Down By Strela-10 Air Defense System Of The 92nd Brigade.

International Women’s Day in Mariupol – March 8, 2022. Residents of the city waiting in line for water.

Archival footage of Ukrainian special forces engaging a Russian column with anti-tank missile systems from the roof of Mykolaiv Airport. Around March 7-8, 2022.

Episode from the Battle of Stepnohirs’k: A Ukrainian soldier runs up to a building occupied by the enemy, throws a grenade into the basement, and runs back to his position. December, 2025

Khyzhak Fighters Continue Defending Kostiantynivka From Russian Drones.

Ukrainian Elite Troops Practice Helicopter Insertions In Winter Conditions.

Georgian fighters near the Svyato-Preobrazhensʹkyy Khram in Volnovakha just after repelling a Russian mechanized assault. The footage was likely filmed around 7–8 March, 2022, as the city already shows signs of heavy destruction.

Georgian and Ukrainian fighters with heavy armor near the Svyato-Preobrazhensʹkyy Khram, likely filmed when Russian forces first entered the city and the situation was still unclear. They appear to be waiting for the first assault. Volnovaka, around 1 March, 2022.

Ukrainian soldiers driving in a pickup truck spotted a Russian FPV drone. They stopped and opened fire but failed to shoot it down. The drone struck near another soldier, who was wounded by the blast.

This interesting system is the Droid TW-7.62. It is equipped with an FN MAG machine gun and an automatic target acquisition system, and is used to protect Kramatorsk from Russian drones.

The Battle of Voznesensk - March 2-3, 2022.

🎥 The footage shows a soldier from the 80th Air Assault Brigade firing an RPG at Russian armored vehicles attempting to cross the bridge and enter the city.

This is another perspective of the battle at the crossroads near Ivankiv, Kyiv region. Traditional heavy mechanized battle. The resistance near Ivankiv delayed Russia’s advance from Belarus, giving Kyiv crucial time to organize its defenses.

An armored column of the 59th Assault Brigade crossing the bridge over the Konka River and heading toward the Antonovsky Bridge. February 24, 2022.

A Ukrainian BTR-4E engaging School No. 134, where Russian SOF fighters were barricaded. Kharkiv, 27.02.2022.

February 27, 2022: The Battle of School 134.

Exactly four years ago, a light-armored vanguard of Russia’s 2nd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade (GRU) attempted to infiltrate Kharkiv. Expecting no resistance, they advanced into the city, only to be ambushed by Ukrainian defenders.

Drone operators of the 28th Mechanized Brigade recorded Russian forces striking residential buildings in Kostiantynivka with what they reported to be white phosphorus munitions. Moments later, a FAB-1500 bomb was dropped.

In Kostantynivka, fighter from the 24th Mechanized Brigade shot down a Russian drone with small arms.

A local resident captures Russian helicopters flying extremely low over the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant. Imagine the aviation losses Russia would have suffered if this critical infrastructure had been properly defended. - Nova Kakhovka, February 24, 2022.

"Can I tow you back to Russia?" - Throwback to the first days of the invasion when Ukrainian drivers were trolling stranded Russian armored vehicle crews. A classic moment from February 2022, when logistics failed and the second army in the world ran out of fuel on the road to Kyiv. ⛽️

The 128th Mountain Assault Brigade during the Battle of Volnovakha - rare footage from a battle with very limited visual documentation. 25 February - 12 March 2022.

Archival footage of Russian troops firing at the oncology clinic in Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region - February 25, 2022.

Footage from the Battle of Melitopol is quite rare. This is one example, showing National Guard fighters taking up combat positions while awaiting a Russian attack, with confused civilians visible in the background.

Russian armored vehicles firing at an APC monument near Bucha, Kyiv region. February, 2022.

A local resident captured footage of a Russian Ka-52 helicopter flying directly overhead in Hostomel during the opening hours of Russia’s full-scale invasion. February 24, 2022

Ukrainian defenders guarding the Kyiv HPP watch as Russian helicopters fly over the Kyiv Reservoir. One of the soldiers fires a MANPADS. 0:17 , 1:10 February 24, 2022