The video, which appears to have been accelerated, begins with an explosion in a small village, with the camera then looking for a target. He soon recognizes an enemy vehicle, which has been described as a self-propelled artillery unit. With artillery shells landing near him, Ukrainian forces then appear to open fire. Eventually, one of them appears to have struck an immediate blow, blowing the enemy unit to pieces. Ukraine’s Strategic Communications Department said the video showed “the 40th Special Artillery Brigade, named after the Grand Duke, destroying the occupiers’ self-propelled artillery.” @ 40OAbrigade / Zenger It is not clear exactly where the pictures were taken in Ukraine, but the shots were taken on Wednesday by the 40th Special Artillery Brigade, officially the “40th Special Artillery Brigade named after Grand Duke Vitaouta” and the Strategic Communications Department of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The 40th Special Artillery Brigade is based in Pervomaisk, a town in the Mykolaiv Oblast region of southern Ukraine. The Strategic Communications Division (StratCom) said the video showed “the 40th Special Artillery Brigade named after the Grand Duke destroying the occupiers’ self-propelled artillery”. Self-propelled artillery units are usually mobile military vehicles that look like tanks but have much longer arms. They often have traces of caterpillars, but usually take part in large-scale bombing support operations when they are on the battlefield. Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what the Kremlin calls a “special military operation.” Wednesday marks the 119th day of the invasion. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that between February 24 and June 22, Russia had lost about 34,230 personnel, 1,496 tanks, 3,614 armored vehicles, 752 artillery units, 239 multi-barreled systems, 99 launchers, 99 warplanes. , 182 helicopters, 614 drones, 137 cruise missiles, 14 warships, 2,543 motor vehicles and fuel tankers and 60 special equipment units. The Ukrainian military says it has launched airstrikes on the island of Zmiinyi, also known as Snake Island, causing “significant losses” to Russian forces there in an operation it says is ongoing. Russia has launched a missile defense exercise in the Baltic Sea this week amid escalating tensions with NATO member Lithuania after the latter blocked the transit of goods to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Moscow’s response to the EU-approved ban on the transit of goods from Lithuania to Kaliningrad would be not only diplomatic but also practical. Ukrainian forces say they have successfully thwarted new Russian attempts to advance into the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine, but Russian forces have occupied several settlements near Lysychansk and Severodonetsk, with 568 civilians believed to be still living in the area. of Severodonetsk. Iryna Vereshchuk, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister for the Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories, urged locals in the Kherson area to evacuate to help Ukrainian forces “recapture” the area. The British secret services claimed that the pro-Russian, so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) may have lost about 55 percent of its original forces. Zelensky said a “historic week” had begun as Kyiv awaited a decision from Brussels on the candidate’s status in the EU, with the EU expected to approve the application by the end of the week. This comes after the European Parliament adopted a resolution on 8 June recommending that the European Union grant Ukraine candidate status. About 438 Members of the European Parliament voted in favor of the resolution, with 65 against and 94 abstentions. Zelensky, speaking to the African Union on Monday, also accused Russia of holding Africa “hostage” due to a shortage of grain and fertilizer. This story was given to Newsweek by Zenger News.
