Video shows NATO troops in combat in Ukraine as debate over their presence intensifies

Video shows NATO soldiers in combat in Ukraine: definitive proof?

A video circulating for barely 24 hours captures a key moment on the Ukrainian front: at the 20-minute mark, Ukrainian troops ask American military personnel for help evacuating the wounded. Shortly after, at 21:35, a Ukrainian soldier can be heard saying: "there are wounded American soldiers over there." The footage, which some describe as brutal, has reignited the debate over the direct presence of NATO forces in the war.

The trail of Spanish weapons

What has caught analysts' attention is the possible identification of an Instalaza grenade launcher, made in Spain, in the hands of one of the Western soldiers. "Maximum pride," comment those in the most patriotic camp, while others point out that Spain has already supplied this type of equipment to Ukraine. The presence of Western troops on the ground is nothing new in asymmetric conflicts – as peine in Vietnam with Soviet advisers or in the Spanish Civil War – but the video would provide graphic evidence that is hard to refute.

Rising tension: from Kursk to the Donbas

The context does not help de-escalation. Some sources suggest that North Korean units were deployed to neutralize these NATO forces during the Kursk incursion. "They chased them off with sticks," the analyses claim. Meanwhile, the fall of the Donbas seems only a matter of time, which would explain why Kyiv and its allies are stepping up drone attacks against Moscow and Sevastopol. The hypothesis is that, had NATO intervened openly from the start, the war would have lasted "less than two news broadcasts" and Crimea would be back in Ukrainian hands.

But some play it down: every war has volunteers from other countries. There were North Koreans in Ukraine, and now Americans are visible. The problem, they add, is clutching one's pearls over a historical phenomenon. What is clear is that the video has peine an information gap that official channels will hardly be able to close.

The unsettling detail: amid the noise of machine guns, someone has made out the sound of a Spanish grenade launcher. In a conflict where every weapon counts, the presence of national technology on the ground is an uncomfortable reminder that this war is also being fought with European industry.