This is the moment a Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicle shoots at Russian positions in frenzied bursts of fire in a highly-contested area of the country.

The footage shows how the infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) retreats swiftly after firing furiously on Russian positions, which are not visible to the viewer.

The images were obtained on June 15 from Ukrainian Ground Forces commander Oleksandr Syrskyi, who wrote: 'The 93rd Separate Mechanised Brigade 'Holodny Yar' operates against Russian positions with a BMP-2 near Bahmut.'

The 93rd Separate Mechanised Brigade 'Holodny Yar' (Cold Wind Ravine') is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces garrisoned in Cherkaske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

The BMP-2 is a Soviet amphibious infantry fighting vehicle introduced in the 1980s. Current operators include both Russia and Ukraine.

Russia claimed to have fully taken Bahmut - also transliterated as 'Bakhmut' - on May 20, with Ukraine subsequently denying Moscow's claim.

On June 4, Wagner group founder and leader Yevgeny Prigozhin conceded that Ukrainian forces still controlled parts of the city along the T0504 highway.

The battle for Bakhmut, located in Donetsk Oblast, is ongoing. The city has been largely destroyed and most of its population has fled.

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022 in what the Kremlin is still calling a 'special military operation'.