Incredible drone footage from the frontlines of Ukraine

 

Incredible drone footage from the frontlines of Ukraine has revealed how defenders in Donetsk miraculously fended off one of Russia's largest single attacks of the war so far. 

A mammoth battalion of 36 Russian tanks and 12 BMP infantry fighting vehicles launched an all-out assault toward the Ukrainian town of Tonenke on March 30, as Vladimir Putin's forces seek to consolidate their advances west of Avdiivka. 

Drone clips showed how a string of tanks charged through Ukrainian fields bearing down on Tonenke - until they were met with a furious defence by Ukraine's 25th Airborne Brigade 'Sicheslav'. 

With the fields and the dirt track lined with mines, the armoured column from the 90th tank division of Russia's army was forced to slow, making them easy targets for the paratroopers and their expert drone pilots. 

One by one the Russian tanks were blown to bits, with drone-mounted cameras capturing how several erupted into flames after being struck by the Ukrainian munitions. Some 20 tanks and armoured vehicles succumbed to the furious airborne assault before Russian commanders ordered a retreat. 

The losses were reported by Ukrainian officials but were later confirmed by Russian milbloggers and satellite footage shared by the Institute for the Study of War.

-Daily Mail