Images released by the Ukrainian military show a missile whizzing towards its target before impact, causing a large explosion and plume of smoke. The video was released on Friday by the Command of the Airborne Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, along with a statement saying the successful operation was carried out by the 80th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which is on guard in the city of Lviv. of western Ukraine in peacetime. Ukrainian paratroopers reportedly blew up a Russian armored personnel carrier with a Stugna-P anti-tank guided missile. @dshv.mil.gov.ua/Zenger The Airborne Assault Forces Command also said: “Lviv paratroopers continue to successfully destroy Russian armored vehicles along with their crews. “The video shows the effective use of the modern Ukrainian Stugna-P anti-tank guided missile system against enemy armored vehicles.” The Stugna-P is a Ukrainian-made anti-tank guided missile system developed in the 2010s. It has even been used on at least one occasion to shoot down a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter. The Command of the Airborne Assault Forces added: “It should be noted that these days, Lviv paratroopers, together with other units of the Armed Forces and other elements of the defense forces of Ukraine, launched nine Russian tanks, seven other units of armored vehicles (APC and BMP), a truck and destroyed about 70 invaders.” “APC” stands for Armored Personnel Carrier, while BMPs are infantry fighting vehicles first used by the Soviet Union in the 1960s. The Airborne Assault Troops Command also said: “We continue to carry out combat missions and destroy the enemies of Ukraine! Death to the Russian invaders! Airborne Assault Troops – Always first! Glory to Ukraine!” It is not clear exactly where in Ukraine the images were shot. They were also relayed by the Office of Strategic Communications (StratCom) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Zenger News contacted the Command of the Airborne Assault Forces for further comment, as well as the Russian Ministry of Defense, but had not received a response at the time of writing. Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what the Kremlin calls a “special military operation”. Saturday marks the 143rd day of the invasion. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that between February 24 and July 15, Russia had lost approximately 38,000 personnel, 1,672 tanks, 3,866 armored fighting vehicles, 842 artillery units, 247 multiple launch missile systems, 109 air defense systems, 220 war plans, 188 helicopters, 681 drones, 155 cruise missiles, 15 warships, 2,731 motor vehicles and fuel tankers and 67 units of special equipment. Other developments in the Russia-Ukraine war: At least 23 people, including three children, were killed and 117 others injured when Russian missiles hit the center of the city of Vinnytsia in west-central Ukraine, far from the front lines. The State Emergency Service (SES) of Ukraine announced that it is searching for 39 people who are currently missing and another 34 are in serious condition. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as an “open act of terrorism”. The United States and more than 40 other countries have agreed to coordinate their investigations into suspected Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Forty-five countries, including European Union countries, as well as the US, UK, Canada, Mexico and Australia signed a declaration at a conference in The Hague on Thursday, agreeing to cooperate. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Russia’s war in Ukraine is the biggest threat to the global economy. He added that representatives of the Russian regime “have no place” at the G20 meeting in Indonesia. Oleksandr Kubrakov, Ukraine’s infrastructure minister, said Kyiv was “definitely one step closer” to being able to export grain through its Black Sea ports after talks with Russia, Turkey and the United Nations. The US-based Institute for the Study of War said Russia had begun “volunteer mobilisations” to deal with troop shortages, saying Moscow had “likely ordered Russian ‘federal subjects’ (regions) to form volunteer battalions to participate in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, rather than declare partial or full mobilization in Russia.” This story was reported to Newsweek by Zenger News.
