These images show Ukrainian forces destroying a Russian towed gun using a kamikaze drone.
The footage shows the attack drone honing in on its target before hitting it and causing an explosion.
The images were obtained from the 36th Separate Marine Brigade named after Rear Admiral Mykhailo Bilinskyi of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Friday, 22nd December, along with a statement saying: “A Russian trailer mounted gun is successfully destroyed by the operator of a RubPAK Owl attack drone from the Mykolaiv Marines.”
Russia invaded Ukraine on 24th February 2022 in what the Kremlin is still calling a “special military operation.” Today marks the 667th day of the full-scale war.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that between 24th February 2022 and 22nd December 2023. Russia had lost approximately 351,350 personnel, 5,837 tanks, 10,843 armoured combat vehicles, 8,250 artillery units, 932 multiple launch rocket systems, 611 air defence systems, 324 warplanes, 324 helicopters, 6,365 drones, 1,613 cruise missiles, 22 warships, 1 submarine, 10,944 motor vehicles and fuel tankers, and 1,217 units of special equipment.
Ukrainian Kamikaze Drone Destroys Russian Military Vehicle On The Frontlines
Russia’s Chief of the General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, has affirmed a “comprehensive” defence collaboration with North Korea, underscoring enduring strategic partnerships with China and India.
Gerasimov has voiced apprehension regarding NATO’s activities in Eastern Europe and the growing alignment of Sweden and Finland with the US in a defence alliance. Cautioning of an elevated likelihood of confrontation in Europe.
In Ukraine’s city of Toretsk, in the Donetsk region, Russian bombs have targeted two coal mines, resulting in three civilian fatalities and a minimum of five injuries.
The Ukrainian Interior Minister reported a power outage in one mine, with the successful rescue of 32 miners, while the other mine suffered damage to administrative structures and equipment, leading to two fatalities and three injuries.
Ukraine’s parliament has sanctioned the medicinal use of cannabis, permitting its use for conditions such as PTSD in military personnel.
Ukrainian Kamikaze Drones Destroy Russian Military Positions
While recreational cannabis remains prohibited, the new legislation, effective in six months. Allows cannabis for scientific and industrial purposes, subject to stringent controls on production and distribution necessitating a doctor’s prescription.
The enactment follows extensive debate, with advocates emphasising medical benefits and opponents expressing concerns about potential street-level drug issues.
Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, has voiced reservations about Ukraine’s aspirations to join the EU after Kyiv prevented its former president, Petro Poroshenko. From leaving the country to meet Orban earlier this month.
Orban has questioned Ukraine’s dedication to EU membership if a meeting with a Ukrainian citizen is deemed a national security risk, stressing the necessity for clarification on such actions.
He has also underscored his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, acknowledging disparities with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. On matters related to Ukraine’s EU membership bid.
Yekaterina Duntsova, a contender in Russia’s upcoming presidential election opposing Vladimir Putin. Has refuted allegations of receiving backing from the exiled former oil tycoon, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who operates an opposition movement from abroad.
Duntsova, advocating for an end to the conflict in Ukraine and the release of political prisoners, has also expressed the imperative to repeal the law on “foreign agents.”
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has categorised joint military exercises by Japan, the US, and Australia near the Japanese island of Hokkaido as a “potential military threat.”
The ministry has formally protested to the Japanese embassy. Deeming the involvement of non-regional states in such exercises as provocative and a security concern.
