These images reportedly show Ukrainian forces taking out a Russian BMP-3 with a Javelin missile.
The footage appears to show the Russian war machine being hit by the Ukrainian ordnance, with it then bursting into flames before exploding in a large fireball.
The images were obtained from the 68th Separate Jager Brigade named after Oleksy Dovbusha of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Monday, 17th April, along with a statement saying: “The Wolverines destroyed an enemy BMP-3, which for several weeks had ‘haunted’ the positions of the 68th Separate Jager Brigade named after Oleksy Dovbusha.
“A well-placed shot from a Javelin reduced the [vehicle] to a pile of burning scrap metal, along with her crew.”
The images and statement 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 419th day of the full-scale war.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that between 24th February 2022 and 18th April 2023, Russia had lost about 183,130 personnel, 3,661 tanks, 7,098 armoured combat vehicles, 2,810 artillery units, 538 multiple launch rocket systems, 285 air defence systems, 308 warplanes, 293 helicopters, 2,353 drones, 911 cruise missiles, 18 warships, 5,676 motor vehicles and fuel tankers, and 330 units of special equipment.
Russia has claimed that its casualties have been much lower but provides infrequent updates on its latest figures.
The British and German air forces have intercepted two Russian fighter jets and a spy plane that were flying close to NATO airspace.
The UK’s Royal Air Force scrambled Eurofighter typhoons and, along with German aircraft, they intercepted the Russian jets, which were flying over the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Finland.
The United Kingdom has condemned the sentencing of Russian political activist and journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza, who holds both Russian and British citizenship, to 25 years in prison for opposing the war in Ukraine.
The US Ambassador to Russia, Lynne Tracy, has made her first visit to the jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested two weeks ago and was charged with spying by the Russian authorities.
The Pentagon has said that it expects findings in 45 days from a review into how the US military handles classified information following a huge leak of sensitive data and the arrest of a 21-year-old National Guard airman.
Slovakia has said that it will temporarily halt imports of grain from Ukraine to protect its farmers, joining Poland and Hungary.
Ukraine and Poland have begun talks to try to reach an agreement on imports.
The Slovak Ministry of Defence has said that Slovakia has supplied Kyiv with all 13 of the MiG-29 fighter jets it had pledged to Ukraine.
