Ukrainian paratroopers of the 79th Air Assault Brigade released footage showing the obliteration of Russian armored assaults pushing west out of Donetsk city.

The Russian units are met with heavy anti tank fire and vehicle after vehicle is reduced to burning wreckage. Troops dismounting from the downed vehicles are promptly picked apart by attack drones.

Locations given for the footage include Novomykhailivka and Kurakhove, both settlements west of Donetsk city. While the Russian advances are taking small amounts of ground, the price in bodies and equipment is astronomical.

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