A Russian tank is utterly destroyed by a missile fired by Ukrainian forces in this dramatic footage shot by a watching drone.
The terrifying machine, one of thousands to have rolled into the war-torn nation since the outbreak of war a month ago today, was reduced to rubble in the attack.
Drone footage showed the moment the tank was hit causing a massive fireball reaching into the sky in the Ukrainian ambush.
Debris was hurled across the road towards nearby agricultural buildings.
The wreck is now one of thousands of charred remains of tanks littering the roads of Ukraine as its forces take the fight to Putin’s invading army.
Around 3,000 of the war machines are believed to have been destroyed during the war so far.
The human toll has reached 10,000 according to a pro-Kremlin TV show who accidentally published the figure before swiftly taking it down.
Nato’s numbers are even higher, estimating between 7,000 and 15,000 Russian deaths during the four weeks of war.
A senior official said the number was based on information from Ukrainian authorities, Moscow and intelligence.
Around 30,000 - 40,000 Russian soldiers are said to have been injured.
Officially Moscow has admitted around 500 of its soldiers have been killed, including several high-ranking generals moved to the frontlines.
It comes ahead of an emergency summit meeting in Brussels today in which Boris Johnson is expected to urge western allies to help "keep the flame of freedom alive" in Ukraine.
The PM pledged the UK will supply thousands more missiles to the military in Kyiv.
He will use the visit to set out details of a new support package for Ukrainian forces, including 6,000 more missiles comprising anti-tank and high-explosive weaponry.
It takes the number of munitions, including next-generation light anti-tank weapons systems (Nlaws) and Javelin missiles, provided by the UK to the war effort to around 10,000.
As well as sending more missiles, the UK is providing £25 million from the Foreign Office's conflict security and stabilisation fund to help pay the salaries of Ukrainian soldiers and pilots.
It is also supplying and training Ukrainian troops in the use of Starstreak high-velocity anti-air missiles as well as providing body armour, helmets and combat boots.
The Ministry of Defence ’s latest update reads: “Russian forces have almost certainly suffered thousands of casualties during their invasion of Ukraine.
“ Russia is likely now looking to mobilise its reservist and conscript manpower, as well as private military companies and foreign mercenaries, to replace these considerable losses.
“It is unclear how these groups will integrate into the Russian ground forces in Ukraine and the impact this will have on combat effectiveness.”
