The video, which was posted Thursday, shows soldiers gathered indoors before the room is darkened and they dance, waving red lights in the air.
A video shared on Twitter on Thursday shows Ukrainian troops dancing before they saw victory in the city of Lyman, which they took back from Russian forces on Saturday.
« When you see that Ukrainian troops are about to encircle Lyman, » Ukrainian journalist Oleksiy Sorokin, of the Kyiv Independent, wrote, tweeting out the video, which has now been viewed 1.6 million times.
The video shows the soldiers gathered indoors around what appears to be a military vehicle before the room is darkened and they dance, waving red lights in the air.
Another video, shared on Twitter by user Ilya Ayzin, reportedly shows Ukrainian troops swaying side-to-side as they walk toward Lyman.
« Armed Forces enter Lyman, » Ayzin wrote. « Ours know how to ignite the mood. »
RIA Novosti, a state-owned Russian media organization, reported the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed Saturday that Moscow had withdrawn troops from the Ukrainian city, which had been occupied since May.
The successful operation to take back the city came after a spokesperson for the Ukrainian military said on Friday that encirclement near the city was « at the final stage.
