Grisly Video Footage Portrays Horrors and Ambiguities of a Brutal Conflict

Grisly Video Footage Portrays Horrors and Ambiguities of a Brutal Conflict
A Ukrainian soldier in a trench at a position on a front line near the city of Bakhmut, Ukraine, on April 10, 2023. Oleksandr Klymenko/Reuters
Adam Morrow
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Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine early last year, countless videos have emerged from the frontlines. Often recorded by combatants themselves, they portray scenes of trench warfare, fiery drone strikes, and gruesome atrocities allegedly committed by both sides.

Posted on social media sites and often published, in turn, by media outlets, sensational footage has become a regular staple of the ongoing conflict.