These images show Ukrainian artillery taking out a Russian armoured personnel carrier that they said ended up blocking other vehicles.
The footage shows the Russian armoured personnel carrier being hit by Ukrainian ordnance, possibly cluster munitions, with smoke then seen rising from it into the air.
The images were obtained from the 1st Separate Special Purpose Brigade named after Ivan Bohun of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Friday, 15th September, along with a statement saying: “The destruction of an enemy armoured personnel carrier by the artillery of the 1st Separate Brigade named after Ivan Bohun.
“A pleasant bonus – the burned-out armoured personnel carrier blocked the crossing and prevented the free passage of other vehicles.”
The images were also relayed by the Office of Strategic Communications (StratCom) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russia invaded Ukraine on 24th February 2022 in what the Kremlin is still calling a “special military operation”. Today marks the 569th day of the full-scale war.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that between 24th February 2022 and 15th September 2023, Russia had lost about 271,440 personnel, 4,612 tanks, 8,814 armoured combat vehicles, 5,972 artillery units, 774 multiple launch rocket systems, 521 air defence systems, 315 warplanes, 316 helicopters, 4,714 drones, 1,455 cruise missiles, 20 warships, 1 submarine, 8,492 motor vehicles and fuel tankers, and 889 units of special equipment.
Russia has claimed that its casualties have been much lower but provides infrequent updates on its latest figures.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet US President Joe Biden in Washington next week.
The visit comes as the US Congress debates providing up to USD 21 billion in military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
Zelensky is visiting the United States take part in the United Nations General Assembly.
The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, left his country on Thursday for an official visit to Russia, with talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin set to take place today.
Ukraine’s military forces said on Thursday that they had damaged two Russian patrol boats in the Black Sea in a morning attack.
The move comes after Ukraine attacked the Russian fleet in Sevastopol, in Crimea, and irreparably damaged a warship and a submarine.
A Russian pilot tried to shoot down a British Royal Air Force surveillance plane in September 2022, it has emerged.
The British plane, with a crew of up to 30 people, was conducting a surveillance mission in international airspace over the Black Sea on 29th September last year when a Russian fighter pilot fired two missiles at it.
Neither hit the British aircraft, with Russia officially blaming the incident on a malfunction.
But intercepted Russian communications reportedly show that the Russian pilot believed that he had been authorised to fire on the British aircraft.
