The Russian “line from hell”: Ukraine claims to have destroyed 42 tanks and armored vehicles in the Donetsk sector
- Ukraine’s armed forces have released a video claiming to show 42 destroyed Russian military vehicles.
- Ukraine’s Defense Ministry described the scenes as a “line to hell.”
- Fighting has intensified in the Donetsk region in recent months as Russia advances beyond Avdiivka.
The Ukrainian armed forces claim to have destroyed 42 Russian tanks and military vehicles in the eastern Donetsk region.
A video shared by Ukraine’s 58th Motorized Brigade appears to show the wreckage of the vehicles.
The caption accompanying the video reads: “It seems that in recent weeks, Putin’s generals have made a large-scale sacrifice to their infernal gods, throwing new forces and equipment to their death.”
“The result is dozens of Russian tanks and armored vehicles set on fire,” it continues.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry shared the video on X, formerly Twitter, writing: “A line to hell. Dozens of Russian tanks and combat vehicles were destroyed on a small part of the front in the Donetsk region. »
Business Insider was unable to independently verify when or where the images were taken.
A line to hell.
Dozens of Russian tanks and combat vehicles were destroyed on a small part of the front in the Donetsk region.📹: 58th Motorized Brigade pic.twitter.com/vFL7th1rcG
– Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) May 2, 2024
Fighting has intensified in the Donetsk region in recent months as Russia strives to take more ground around the already captured town of Avdiivka.
Russian forces are currently targeting the strategically important town of Chasiv Yar just to the north.
Ukrainian officials believe that Russia now intends to seize the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in 2024.
Russian tank destroyed in Donetsk oblast 58th Ukrainian motorized brigade.
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) think tank reported in February that the Russian campaign around Avdiivka resulted in significant losses in equipment and personnel.
The report said that at that time, Russia had lost 8,800 armored fighting vehicles since launching its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
The IISS director general also said in February that Russia had likely lost more than 3,000 tanks since the invasion began.
“To put this in perspective, Russian tank losses on the battlefield are higher than they were when its offensive launched in 2022,” he wrote.
Dutch open source intelligence site Oryx presents visually confirmed Russian tank losses since the start of the conflict at just under 3,000.
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