Ukrainians strike Russians with their own anti-tank missile
A video has emerged showing what appears to be fleeing Russian troops being struck by their own anti-tank guided missile that had fallen into Ukrainian hands.
In the footage, Kyiv forces operating the Ukrainian-made Stuhna-P anti-tank guided missile system are watching on a monitor how their comrades turn a Russian Kornet missile system against the enemy.
Anatoly Shariy, a Ukrainian journalist and pro-Russian propagandist, shared the minute-long recording on his Telegram channel, writing in the caption: “that’s what happens when the Russian army scatters, leaving behind things like Kornet.”
In the recording, men following the action on the battlefield via the monitor comment in Ukrainian heavily sprinkled with profanities that there are a lot of enemy soldiers taking flight.
Someone counts 12 Russian troops in the field.
Moments later, a missile is seen flying toward the Russians’ position.
One of the spectators asks if the missile came from their Stuhna-P system, but his colleague replies that “it was from the Kornet.”
A dozen Russian soldiers are seen on a monitor fleeing across an open field in Ukraine. Social media/e2w
A Russian Kornet anti-tank missile that was captured by Kyiv’s forces is seen flying toward the escaping Russians. Social media/e2w
Another predicts that the Russians will all be annihilated.
The screen then displays a massive explosion that envelops the deserters in a cloud of smoke.
The Ukrainians are heard excitedly celebrating the deadly strike.
“F—, two survived out of 12,” one Ukrainian soldier exclaims.
A huge explosion is seen on the monitor, killing at least nine enemy soldiers. Social media/e2w
A Ukrainian soldier comments in the video that only three Russians managed to survive the hit. Social media/e2w
Moscow’s forces have been using 9M133 Kornet missiles to destroy Ukrainian tanks. MoD Russia
Another corrects him that, in fact, three Russians managed to stumble away from the blast.
“Three ran away, the rest are gone,” the overjoyed soldier gushes to his brothers in arms.
It was not immediately clear where this incident took place.
It comes after Kyiv’s forces reportedly routed a Russian infantry brigade near the key city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, which has seen some of the bloodiest battles of the war.
Russians have suffered setbacks in the months-long battle for Bakhmut in recent days. via REUTERS
Ukraine’s Third Separate Assault Brigade said in a statement this week that Russia’s 72nd Independent Motorized Rifle Brigade abandoned its positions near Bakhmut after suffering heavy casualties.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the outspoken founder of the Russian Wagner mercenary group spearheading the fighting in Bakhmut, accused Russian regulars of exposing the flanks and throwing away more than a mile of hard-fought territorial gains.
Source: New York Post
