Russian prime-time state TV channel posted a first-person video of trench warfare describing it as "Russian soldiers cleansing Ukrainian trenches". Military experts on both sides promptly noted it was exactly the opposite - Ukrainian soldiers cleansing Russian trenches, a video first posted in high quality in 2023 and taken near Urozhaine. Some Russian commentators initially expressed surprise why their soldiers would be using Western rifles in the first place.

The original video can be found here: https://video.echelon.pl/w/eF2vWpQjBCyW9gCAcmpmbD