Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday said that the fall of Bakhmut to Russia would be more of a 'symbolic' loss than a significant strategic one. While Ukrainian officials have denounced those rumors and insisted that maintaining control over Bakhmut is a major goal, defense officials from the U.S., U.K., and elsewhere have argued that the city has little strategic value. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said Russia had bought 2,400 a large-sounding number, but these are being. The city of Bakhmut, the administrative center of the quadrant roughly 38 kilometers south of Siversk, has been the site of intense conflict between Russian and Ukrainian forces since August, with recent reports indicating that Ukraine might be planning to leave the area soon. Russia attacks Kyiv with kamikaze drone strikes video. Anatolii Stepanov Sean Gallup/AFP via Getty Images Getty ImagesĪccording to a tweet from Nexta, the video originates from the area around Siversk, a Ukrainian city in the Bakhmut district. A new clip from the Bakhmut district appears to show a Ukrainian drone precisely targeting the hatch of a Russian tank. Newsweek has also reached out to Ukrainian military officials for comment.Ī destroyed Russian tank is pictured, with an inset image of Ukrainian forces practicing with drones. Newsweek was unable to independently verify the authenticity of the clip. The video then cuts to static, as the tweet implies that the drone exploded upon tank entry.Īs of Monday afternoon, the video had been viewed on Twitter over 32,000 times.

The drone begins to quickly approach the tank, getting closer until it appears to enter an open hatch on the vehicle. About halfway through, a cursor in the field of view begins to focus on something moving in the distance, with the text 'Russian tank' then appearing onscreen. The clip appears to be footage taken directly from the drone's point of view, with the beginning of the footage showing it flying over a gray and brown landscape. Video: K-2 battalion of the 54th Mechanized Brigade /A50KEpghEq- NEXTA March 6, 2023 Experts say Ukraine used kamikaze drones of some sort last autumn to attack a Russian military base in western Crimea, an airbase near Sevastopol, and ships in Sevastopol harbour. Drone warfare specialist James Rogers, a professor at the University of Southern Denmark, said Ukraines UAV capability still lags behind Russia and its Iranian-made Shahed-136 kamikaze drones. A #Ukrainian drone operator showed a real master class in delivering 'gifts' to the occupiers near #Siversk, directing his 'kamikaze' directly at the head of a #Russian mobik sticking out of a tank.

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