Cluster of Russian armoured vehicles destroyed in Ukrainian special operation near Pokrovsk – video
Ukraine's defence forces have carried out a special operation to destroy a large concentration of Russian armoured vehicles near the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast.
Source: 7th Corps of Ukraine's Air Assault Forces on Facebook
Details: The 7th Corps reported that the equipment had been identified using intelligence gathered by the corps and aerial reconnaissance from the 8th Battalion of the 414th Magyar's Birds Brigade, working in conjunction with the Air Assault Forces and the unified coordination centre for unmanned systems of the Skelia unit, Ukraine's 425th Separate Assault Regiment.
The Corps said that the Russians had planned to use the vehicles in assault operations on the Pokrovsk front.
To disrupt Russia's offensive potential, the Ukrainian defence forces planned and carried out a special operation to destroy the identified equipment.
Video released by the National Guard of Ukraine
As a result of the operation, the following assets were destroyed by attack drones operated by Lasar's Group, a special forces unit of the National Guard of Ukraine:
- One 9K33 Osa (Wasp) (SA-8) surface-to-air missile system
- Two tanks
- One armoured combat vehicle
- One military vehicle carrying ammunition
Lasar's Group also hit five tanks, six armoured combat vehicles, two military vehicles and four cars.
A video released by the Corps shows the strikes on the cluster of Russian equipment.
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