Frontline videos offer grim, close-up view of Kyiv's counteroffensive

Such footage, especially if selective and curated, cannot answer important questions such as the enemy's level of resistance, said Nick Reynolds, of the Royal United Services Institute think-tank in London. "However, what is clear is that some of the fighting is extremely hard." Reynolds added that the videos can also provide a feel for the artillery-scarred terrain Ukrainian troops are fighting on. Reuters cannot independently verify the times or places where many of the images were filmed.