The strike, footage of which was shot from inside and outside the target vehicle, appears to have destroyed the Russian weapon.
Battlefield footage has emerged of the apparent destruction of a Russian anti-tank system in northeastern Ukraine, an area that has been a hotspot of fighting in recent months as Russian forces push against Ukrainian defenders seeking a fresh breakthrough.
The footage, part of which was initially published by the Russianocontext Telegram channel last week, was purportedly filmed in March 2023 in the Luhansk Oblast settlement of Raihorodka, around 9 miles west of the strategic town ofThe videos open on what appears to be a stationary Russian Shturm-S anti-tank system—a Soviet-era SACLOS radio-guided missile system mounted on an armored chassis—which has thereporting name"AT-6 Spiral.
Russianocontext published two videos of the impact, one shot by troops some distance from the Russian system, and another filmed by soldiers inside the"AT-6 Spiral" as it was hit and penetrated by the Ukrainian missile. It is unclear whether those inside the vehicle—some of whom in the video can be heard yelling to each other after the impact—survived.could not independently verify the footage and has contacted the Russian Defense Ministry by email to request comment.
The video was reportedly shot in March, while Russian forces were on the offensive across much of the eastern front.
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