Russian paratroopers were filmed at the Gostomel air base on the first day of the invasion, after which they were destroyed by Ukrainian forces in their doomed attempt to capture the place.
Footage posted online allegedly shows at least eight Russian servicemen exiting a helicopter at the air base on February 24.
Puffs of dark black smoke can be seen in the background, believed to be an air base that appears to have been surrounded by Russian soldiers.
The soldiers who appear to have overrun the area then appear to attack the barn, taking up cover positions behind nearby buildings.
Meanwhile, Moscow admitted that five paratroopers were killed in a “special operation” believed to have been an assault on Hostomel in the early hours of the invasion, though this has not been confirmed.
This is because the bulk of Russian ground forces were within 15 miles of central Kyiv today, although parts of a large convoy spread out in an attempt to encircle the capital after shelling the northwestern suburbs, including Irpin and Bucha.
Russian armor is still slowly advancing northeast of Kyiv after several days of inactivity, and a military airfield south of the city at Vasylkiv has been hit by rockets, destroying a runway, a fuel depot and an ammunition depot.
This morning, a column of thick black smoke was rising over the eastern outskirts of Kyiv, but there are no signs of ground forces advancing to the outskirts yet.
Russian paratroopers were filmed at the Gostomel air base on the first day of the invasion, after which they were destroyed by Ukrainian forces in their doomed attempt to capture the place.
Puffs of dark black smoke can be seen in the background, believed to be an air base that appears to have been surrounded by Russian soldiers.
Footage posted online shows at least eight Russian servicemen exiting a helicopter at the air base on February 24.
Moscow acknowledged that five paratroopers were killed during a “special operation”, allegedly storming Gostomel in the first hours of the invasion, although this has not been confirmed.
On Saturday, Moscow acknowledged the deaths of five paratroopers who joined thousands of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s men whom Kyiv claims have been captured or killed.
The photographs show the paratroopers who fell during the “special operation” – all of them were posthumously awarded the Order of Courage by decree of the President of the Kremlin.
The total death toll in Russia remains a mystery, but more cases of “heroes” who died in battle are being uncovered, although they are only a small fraction of the estimated total.
Four of the paratroopers were from the Republic of Buryatia in Siberia, consistent with a pattern in which many of them were presumed dead as coming from eastern Russia.
In the run-up to the war, Putin ordered “exercises” involving tens of thousands of troops stationed thousands of miles across Russia on the Trans-Siberian Railway.
The dead, buried in a ceremony in Ulan-Ude, the regional capital, were identified as: Captain Alexander Shokun, 40, from Chita, described as a platoon commander; Senior Sergeant Alexander Mikhalev, 32, from Ulan-Ude, who is called commander No. 2 in his unit.
Two more confirmed dead: Sergeant Anton Voronov, 30, from Ulan-Ude, unit commander; Corporal Yevgeny Romanov, 33, from Ulan-Ude.
The official statement says that the fighters of the 11th separate guards air assault brigade were awarded for “valor and heroism.” Family members attended a joint ceremony in memory of the fallen “heroes”.
One of the dead, buried in a ceremony in Ulan-Ude, the regional capital, was identified as: Captain Alexander Shokun, 40, from Chita, described as a platoon commander.
Among the dead was Senior Sergeant Alexander Mikhalev, 32, from Ulan-Ude, described as Commander No. 2 in his unit.
Among the dead at the Gostomel air base is 30-year-old Sergeant Anton Voronov from Ulan-Ude, the unit commander.
Among the dead is Corporal Yevgeny Romanov, 33, from Ulan-Ude.
Another soldier declared dead by Russia was Roman Filatov, 27, from Chita in Siberia. He was also a paratrooper, according to the statement, he served in the 56th Air Assault Brigade.
Others killed include 21-year-old Lieutenant Vitaly Glob, also from Siberia. The quote from the Patriotic Club of Chita says: “Vitaly chose the difficult and noble path of defending the Fatherland.
“He is a real hero who will forever remain for all of us a model of courage and courage, loyalty to his duty.”
He was also awarded the Order of Courage by Putin and buried in Sevastopol, in the Crimea, on the Alley of Honor of the Heroes of the Soviet Union.
Military medic Dabma Mitupov, 25, a Buddhist soldier, died after being sent to military exercises in Belarus ahead of the invasion of Ukraine. He will be buried in his native Transbaikalia according to Buddhist traditions.
Another soldier declared dead by Russia was Roman Filatov, 27, from Chita in Siberia. He was also a paratrooper, serving in the 56th Air Assault Brigade.
Others killed include 21-year-old Lieutenant Vitaly Glob, also from Siberia. A quote from the Patriotic Club of Chita reads: “Vitaly chose the difficult and noble path of defending the Fatherland.”
Military medic Dabma Mitupov, 25, a Buddhist soldier, died after being sent to military exercises in Belarus ahead of the invasion of Ukraine. He will be buried in his native Transbaikalia according to Buddhist tradition.