These images show Ukrainian Marines taking out Russian soldiers on the frontlines using artillery and drone bombs.
The footage shows a number of Russian soldiers being hit by the drone bombs after the area was pummelled by artillery.
The images were obtained from the 36th Separate Marine Brigade named after Rear Admiral Mykhailo Bilinskyi of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Wednesday, 29th March, along with a statement saying: “Good morning, indomitable ones! We are fruitfully working on the prosperity of the Ukrainian Donbas!
“Regular night work of the Mykolaiv Marines from the 36th Separate Marine Brigade named after Rear Admiral Mykhailo Bilinskyi and from the 503rd Separate Battalion of Marines for the liquidation of Russian soldiers […].
“Everything will be Ukraine! Together to victory!”
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 400th day of the full-scale war.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that between 24th February 2022 and 30th March 2023, Russia had lost about 172,900 personnel, 3,610 tanks, 6,974 armoured combat vehicles, 2,671 artillery units, 526 multiple launch rocket systems, 278 air defence systems, 306 warplanes, 291 helicopters, 2,239 drones, 911 cruise missiles, 18 warships, 5,518 motor vehicles and fuel tankers, and 291 units of special equipment.
Russia has claimed that its casualties have been much lower but provides infrequent updates on its latest figures.
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has said that his country has stopped informing the United States about its nuclear activities, including missile test launches, following Russia’s decision to suspend its participation in the New Start treaty.
Washington has said that it would also cease exchanging information with Moscow about its nuclear forces following Russia’s decision.
Russia’s Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday that it had begun carrying out exercises with Yars thermonuclear intercontinental ballistic missile systems and thousands of troops.
The German government has agreed to spend an additional EUR 8 billion on purchasing weapons and equipment for Ukraine, and EUR 4 billion to replenish its own stocks.
Spain’s Defence Minister Margarita Robles has said that her country will send six Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine after Easter.
There was reportedly an explosion near a Russian military airbase in Russian-occupied Crimea, with Sergey Aksyonov, the Moscow-appointed head of Crimea saying that “a UAV was shot down in the Simferopol region” and there were “no casualties or damage”.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Russia’s notorious Wagner mercenary organisation, has said that the battle for Bakhmut had “practically destroyed” the Ukrainian army, but he added that his forces had also been “badly damaged”.
The Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom has said that Russian forces attempting to encircle the town of Avdiivka had only made small gains in recent days despite losing a significant number of armoured vehicles, including a tank regiment.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to visit Ukraine. Zelensky said: “We are ready to see him here. I want to speak with him.”
Zelensky has also said that Ukraine needs 20 Patriot batteries to protect itself against Russian missile attacks, adding that even that might not be enough “as no country in the world was attacked with so many ballistic rockets”.
