These images show Ukrainian forces destroying two moving Russian armoured personnel carriers on the road.
The footage shows the two Russian armoured personnel carriers moving on the road before the first one is directly hit and blown up.
Then the footage cuts and shows smoke emanating from the second armoured personnel carrier.
The images were obtained from the National Guard of Ukraine on Thursday, 21st December, along with a statement saying: “The enemy sent two armoured personnel carriers with troops, but thanks to the coordinated actions of the aerial reconnaissance of the 15th Slavic Regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they arrived only in hell.
“The first one was destroyed by a direct hit on the move, and the second one did not have time to escape either.
“We are working for the sake of Victory!”
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.
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.
Ukrainian Forces Take Out Russian Armoured Personnel Carrier And Its Crew
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.
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.
Ukrainian Artillery Takes Out Russian Armoured Personnel Carrier
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.
