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Kit Roberts

Footage shows Ukrainian soldier line up and obliterate Russian tank with guided missile

Chilling footage posted to social media shows a Russian tank being obliterated by Ukrainian missile fire.

The footage from the Russian invasion of Ukraine captures a weapon system targeting the armoured vehicle, which appears on the system's screen in a grainy image.

A series of munitions are then seen striking the hull of the T-72B3 tank, and a few seconds later the vehicle explodes as the projectile detonates.

The hand of a Ukrainian soldier operating the system can also be seen, as they guide in the precision weapon to hit the tank at close range. It is thought to be a Skif anti-tank guided missile.

Ukrainian forces have inflicted heavy losses on Russian armour, using sophisticated anti-tank weaponry to cause heavy damage to Putin's armoured columns.

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The tank just before the projectiles struck it (@UAWeapons/Twitter)
The Ukrainian weapon made short work of the tank (@UAWeapons/Twitter)

The Javelin missile system has been put to particularly devastating use by Ukrainian armed forces.

This anti-tank weapon is used by infantry, and is capable of hitting targets both directly and indirectly, with the projectile being designed to plunge down on top of a tank from above where the armour is often weakest.

The Javelin's distinctive sound when fired can also have a significant psychological impact on enemy soldiers, and its operators can change position frequently, making them difficult to track down.

Ukrainian soldiers have been using sophisticated anti-tank weapons (@UAWeapons/Twitter)
Russia has seen significant losses of both soldiers and military hardware in the invasion (@UAWeapons/Twitter)

One Russian solider was even bribed into surrendering his vehicle, which he gave up in exchange for £7,500 and Ukrainian citizenship.

Russian morale appears to be only getting worse, with one Russian solider even driving his tank over his commanding officer as a result of the awful losses the Russian army has suffered.

At least fifteen senior Russian commanders have so far been killed during the invasion, with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky claiming that more than 16,000 Russian soldiers have been killed, as well as significant losses being inflicted on Russian military hardware.

Observers of the invasion have highlighted Putin's abject failure to achieve the objectives of the invasion, despite the Kremlin's assertion that the 'special military operation' had achieved what it set out to.

Nonetheless, despite the losses suffered by Russian forces, there has still been a devastating impact upon Ukraine, with some drawing harrowing parallels between the military and media tactics that Russia used during its intervention in Syria in 2015.

Russian airstrikes continue to devastate urban areas, with reports of schools and even a maternity hospital housing expectant mothers being targeted, though Russia has denied the attack took place.

The city of Mariupol has recently seen a horrifying bombardment which has left the city obliterated.

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