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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,741 posts)
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 02:33 PM Mar 2022

Russian Commander Killed as Tank Convoy Ambushed, Drone Footage Shows

A Russian commander has been killed by Ukrainian soldiers after a tank convoy was ambushed, according to drone footage.

Dramatic video footage shot from a drone shows the moment a convoy of Russian tanks was hit by Ukrainian shells in Brovary, just to the northeast of the capital Kyiv. The video was posted on Twitter by Bellingcat, an independent international collective of researchers, investigators and citizen journalists.

A Russian-language commentary, presumably the voice of a Russian soldier reporting back on the ambush, said: "A lot of casualties, ambushed. The commander of the column was killed. Attacked by a drone," according to a Newsweek translation.

The video shows shells landing amid a tight-knit bunch of about two dozen Russian tanks in a residential area and then the tanks milling about in confusion as they try to get out of range. Russian forces are closing in on Kyiv as the invasion enters its third week.




https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-commander-killed-as-tank-convoy-ambushed-drone-footage-shows/ar-AAUTmSB
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Russian Commander Killed as Tank Convoy Ambushed, Drone Footage Shows (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2022 OP
K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Mar 2022 #1
KNR niyad Mar 2022 #2
Have to acknowledge the courage of any Russian soldier who still climbs into a tank right now. Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #3
Shame they didn't get every one blown up. KS Toronado Mar 2022 #4
The location is sarisataka Mar 2022 #5
Russians could have benefited playing World of Tank's for a few weekends Kaleva Mar 2022 #6

sarisataka

(18,494 posts)
5. The location is
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 02:53 PM
Mar 2022

Skybyn, Kyiv, Ukraine about 10km NE of Brovary.

It is quite easy to locate on Google maps and other open source aerial photos; there are distinct roofs in the area.
(The photos were clearly taken months before the invasion)

Kaleva

(36,256 posts)
6. Russians could have benefited playing World of Tank's for a few weekends
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 02:58 PM
Mar 2022

Bunching up like that is what I believe Noobs do.

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