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These images claim to show Ukrainian paratroopers taking out two Russian tanks equipped with Javelin missile systems.
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Footage appears to show one tank after being hit and a second being destroyed.
It is currently unknown where exactly the footage was taken, but it was obtained from the Ukrainian Armed Forces Assault Troops Command, which said in a statement on Wednesday June 15: “Soldiers of the 80th Assault Brigade separate from the Air Assault forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed two modern Russian T-90 “Vladimir” tanks equipped with a Javelin anti-aircraft missile system.
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The statement adds: “We continue to carry out combat missions and destroy the Russian invaders! Death to the Russian occupiers!
They signed with the now famous slogan “Slava Ukraini!”, which means “Glory to Ukraine!”
We have reached out to Russian and Ukrainian officials for comment, 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” to “liberate Donbass”. June 16 marks the 113th day of the invasion.
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The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that between February 24 and June 16, Russia lost about 32,950 troops, 1,449 tanks, 3,545 armored fighting vehicles, 729 artillery pieces, 233 multiple rocket launcher systems, 97 air defense systems, 213 combat aircraft. , 179 helicopters, 591 tactical drones, 129 cruise missiles, 13 warships, 2,494 motor vehicles and tankers and 55 special equipment.
Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi are on their way to Kyiv for talks. They hope to refute what has been seen as their lukewarm support for Ukraine.
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Meanwhile, Washington has told China it risks finding itself on the “wrong side of history” following Chinese President Xi Jinping’s assurances to Russian President Vladimir Putin that Beijing supports Russian “sovereignty”.
Thousands of civilians remain trapped in the key city of Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine, where the water supply appears to be dwindling. Hundreds of civilians take refuge in bunkers under the city’s Azot chemical plant.
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Luhansk Oblast Governor Serhiy Haidai said earlier this week that all three bridges leading to Sievierodonetsk had been destroyed, making it impossible to deliver supplies and evacuate civilians.
President Joe Biden has promised Kyiv another billion dollars in security aid and arms. And General Mark Milley, who is chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says Russia has lost around 20-30% of its armored forces in the current invasion.
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