These images show Ukrainian drones dropping bombs on Russian soldiers and military vehicles on the frontlines at night.
The images show a number of Russian military vehicles being hit by Ukrainian ordnance, with the footage showing one Russian soldier trying to roll away from a targeted vehicle but rolling directly into the path of a falling drone bomb before the vehicle is hit by a second bomb.
The footage then shows the vehicle being hit again before a second Russian military vehicle can be seen being hit as soldiers abandon it.
Some soldiers can be seen attempting to take cover in what appears to be a building as their vehicle is destroyed.
The video then shows soldiers apparently being hit while standing next to a military vehicle before more vehicles are seen being targeted and hit by drone bombs as the footage ends.
The images were obtained from the ‘Rarog’ Attack Drone Company of the 24th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Wednesday, 29th November, along with a statement saying: “Night hell for cockroaches from the pilots of the ‘Rarog’ company. We continue to work for the sake of Ukraine.”
The images and statement were also relayed by the Ground Forces 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 645th day of the full-scale war.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that between 24th February 2022 and 30th November 2023, Russia had lost about 328,760 personnel, 5,551 tanks, 10,340 armoured combat vehicles, 7,909 artillery units, 910 multiple launch rocket systems, 600 air defence systems, 323 warplanes, 324 helicopters, 5,954 drones, 1,567 cruise missiles, 22 warships, 1 submarine, 10,361 motor vehicles and fuel tankers, and 1,124 units of special equipment.
Russia has claimed that its casualties have been much lower but provides infrequent updates on its latest figures.
Ukraine has said that it has killed five high-ranking Russian officials in a strike in an occupied part of Kherson in southern Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces said that the strikes had targeted the officials at a meeting in the village of Yuvileyne thanks to “information provided by the underground and concerned local residents”.
Ukraine has said that its air defences shot down all 21 Russian drones launched at the western Khmelnytskyi region overnight on Tuesday.
Khmelnytskyi is home to a Ukrainian air base.
Ukrainian military spokesperson Oleksandr Shtupun has said that Russia is increasing its attacks in eastern Ukraine.
He said that Russia had “doubled its artillery fire and airstrikes” and “intensified ground infantry attacks”.
Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary-General of NATO, has warned that the alliance must not underestimate Russia’s ability to continue fighting its war in Ukraine.
He said: “Russia’s economy is on a war footing, Putin has a high tolerance for casualties, and Russian aims in Ukraine have not changed.”
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, has said that the European Union has so far delivered about 300,000 of the one million that it has promised.
He said that Ukraine’s war effort meant that Ukrainian and NATO arms production needed to be more aligned and that there was a need to create a “Euro-Atlantic common area” of defence industries.
Kuleba also said that he had seen no sign that Ukraine’s NATO allies were suffering from fatigue over providing it with support.
He said: “I heard a clear ‘No’ to any reference to fatigue, and I heard [a] clear ‘Yes’ to increased support to Ukraine.”
He added: “They understand that in order for them to feel safe, in order for them not to end up in a situation where NATO’s soldiers will have to fight, Ukraine has to win in this war.”
