Vladimir Putin in shock after Ukrainian forces destroy Russian supply base in ambush video | World | New
Eusebio R. Sheffield
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Ukraine’s 45th Artillery Brigade this week launched a devastating barrage of artillery strikes on Russian positions in southeastern Ukraine. The brutal ambush was captured on film, as heavy strikes took over Russian positions in Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. It comes as fighting in the east of the country escalates, with Russia deploying forces to take the Donbass region.
A drone video of the strikes was released by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on social media.
A statement from the bridge claimed that Ukrainian forces threw Russian forces “one hell of a party”.
An official from the 45th Bridge posted: “At one of the farms in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, a massive unrest was organized by Russia. Very turbulent.
“With the help of gunners of the 45th Separate Artillery Brigade and in cooperation with aerial reconnaissance of the 15th Main Directorate of the DBKR [military counterintelligence of the Ukrainian Security Service] and Azov, a hell of a party was thrown for them.”
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They jokingly added, “The house party was a success!”
The Ukrainian Army Weapons Tracker later published that “several supply vehicles were damaged/destroyed” during the assault.
Rob Lee, senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, also shared a clip of the devastating ambush attack.
This comes as Russia focuses all its efforts on capturing Sievierodonetsk, one of the easternmost battlefronts.
When asked why Russia had tried and failed to encircle the capital, Mr Kelin replied: “We had troops, but not for the capture of Kyiv.
“I’m not a military man, I’m a diplomat, but even I understand that if you want to do things on one front, you have to do different things on another.
“We didn’t aim to take Kyiv at the initial stage. I don’t believe that’s a possibility.”
Also today, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made his first trip outside Kyiv since the start of the Russian invasion.
He was pictured visiting Ukrainian troops held in Kharkiv, as he personally thanked the soldiers for “risking their lives for all of us and for our country”.
