Mulitple armoured Russian vehicles destroyed in battle near Maryinka

Mulitple armoured Russian vehicles have been destroyed in battle near Maryinka, Ukraine.

Footage posted on Facebook on 28 February by the 79th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade shows military vehicles being hit by missiles and bursting into flames.

“In total, 5 enemy tanks and 7 BMPs were destroyed in this heavy battle,” the unit said.

It comes as Russian forces press forward their drive to capture Bakhmut, also in the Donetsk region, in what would be Vladimir Putin’s troops’ first major victory in more than six months.

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