Dramatic footage has captured the moment Ukrainian artillery wiped out dozens of Russian war machines and thwarted their furious assault.
The clip, obtained from the Command of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Tuesday, shows Russian armour and other military vehicles being targeted by Ukrainian ordnance and destroyed.
A statement was shared alongside images of the assault that read: ‘Occupiers launched a second assault with 57 armoured vehicles to break through the defence of the Tavrian paratroopers in the Kurakhove direction – the massive Russian assault failed again’.
It comes after Putin’s forces were left humiliated just one week ago after a failed assault in the same region led to the reported deaths of 40 invaders, and left 37 more injured.
‘During one day, the occupiers deployed 10 tanks, 47 armoured fighting vehicles with infantry, 10 motorcycles, and one buggy,’ the statement continued.
Ukrainian paratroopers destroy 29 military vehicles and armored units in another failed Russian assault near Kurakhove in Donetsk
The Command of the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine released the footage on Tuesday
Ukraine said in a statement that occupiers launched a second assault with 57 armoured vehicles to break through the defence of the Tavrian paratroopers in the Kurakhove direction
The dramatic footage captured several Russian vehicles exploding in an orange blaze after being targeted and destroyed by Ukrainian forces
In one clip, a body is seen flying out of the Russian vehicle as it storms through a field before an explosive is dropped
‘Despite the enormous number of enemy equipment, all enemy attempts were once again nullified: during the battle, our soldiers hit 12 armoured fighting vehicles, eight Russian tanks, nine motorbikes, and the buggy. Thirty-six occupiers were killed, and another 32 were wounded.
‘This footage shows the brilliant combat work of our artillerymen, strike drone operators, anti-tank soldiers, sappers, and our heroic infantry.
The dramatic footage shows several Russian vehicles storming through a barren landscape before a target is set on the leading machine.
Within seconds, the vehicle erupts in a cloud of thick smoke after being obliterated by Ukrainian forces.
A separate clip captured another Russian army vehicle driving through what appears to be a field before a body is seen flying out of the moving machine before an explosive is dropped.
‘Maimed Russian stormtroopers with torn limbs, who felt the wrath of the Tavrian paratroopers and in panic are crawling away from the battlefield – this is what needs to be shown to everyone who is still planning to participate in their ‘special military operation’, the statement added.
‘Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Air Assault Forces!’
Last week, during one of Russia’s intense attacks across multiple sections of the eastern front, Ukraine scored a mighty victory as its troops managed to fend off 29 attacks in Kurakhove alone, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Dmytro Hutsuliak revealed in an update at the time.
Ukrainian paratroopers destroyed six Russian tanks and seven advancing armoured combat vehicles as they were hit by kamikaze drones, it said.
The brutal attack reportedly involved some 57 armoured vehicles, 11 tanks, 12 motorcycles, and 200 assault vehicles.
Ukraine’s brigade had spotted the Russian equipment in advance and unleashed fury upon Moscow’s forces through relentless artillery fire.
The Russians also reportedly fell in to mines placed by Ukrainian sappers.
‘As a result of the battle, our paratroopers shot down six tanks and seven armoured personnel carriers with infantry,’ said Ukraine’s 79th Separate Air Assault Brigade – also known as the Taurian Brigade, in a statement.
‘All 12 motorbikes were burned.
‘The Russians suffered huge losses in manpower: 40 occupants were killed and another 37 wounded.’
But despite Ukraine being short of manpower, ammunition, and trenches, Russia has faced a series of embarrassing setbacks with their grand summer offensive plans appearing to be failing.
Russia last week suffered a crushing setback from an assault in the Kurakhove area of Donetsk region with the loss of six tanks, seven armoured personnel carriers with infantry, and 12 military motorbikes
Ukrainian paratroopers destroyed six Russian tanks and seven advancing armoured combat vehicles
Ukraine’s 79th Separate Air Assault Brigade called Russia’s push last week ‘one of the largest assaults of the war’
And with just two months left until summer is over, Russia has come nowhere near achieving either of its two biggest ambitions – a huge Russian breakthrough, or a complete collapse of Ukraine’s defences on the frontlines.
In worrying figures for tyrant Russian President Vladimir Putin, the British Ministry of Defence last week said that Russia had suffered catastrophic casualties of 1,262 and 1,162 per day in May and June – the highest since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Not only are casualty numbers sky high, but Russia’s reported daily losses of artillery systems on Ukraine’s battlefields have also reached their highest levels in three months, according to Ukraine’s armed forces.
The Ukrainian military said on Monday that Russia had lost 74 artillery systems in the previous 24 hours alone.
Kyiv’s figures indicate that Moscow has lost more than 16,000 artillery systems since the conflict began.
But Russian forces have continued to advance and make gains, despite their continuous losses.
Russian forces said Tuesday they had captured another village in their offensive in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.
The defence ministry said Russia had ‘liberated’ the village of Pivdenne, on the outskirts of Toretsk, a larger town which Russian forces have advanced towards in recent months.
Before Russia launched its full-scale offensive, the village had a population of around 1,400, according to Ukrainian government estimates.
Moscow has claimed to have taken a string of villages in the Donetsk region in recent weeks – many consisting of just a few streets.
Its forces have been closing in on Toretsk, a town that was once home to around 30,000 people, in its latest assault.
The savage assaults comes after the Kremlin revealed they are open to negotiation with Ukraine on ending the war – something Moscow has dubbed a special military operation.
But Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on July 24 during a visit to China that Kyiv was also prepared for talks with Russia provided Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity were fully respected, though he said that Ukraine has seen no sign of that.
When asked a day later whether Russia would be ready to hold talks with Ukraine while President Volodymyr Zelensky was in power, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters: ‘Russia is generally open to a negotiation process.
‘But first we have to understand how ready the Ukrainian side is for this and how much the Ukrainian side has permission for this from its handlers.’
Putin in June said Russia would end the war in Ukraine, but only if Kyiv agreed to drop its NATO ambitions.
