Ukrainian marines crush Russian attack, destroy armored vehicles and infantry

According to a report by the Ukrainian Marines, the Ukrainian Marines successfully repelled the Russian attack on their positions, destroying three armored vehicles and inflicting losses on the Russian infantry. Ukrainian Naval Forces ON Facebook.

“We are repelling the attack of the Russian occupiers and destroying their equipment,” we read in the caption under the video published by the 37th Separate Marine Brigade.

Kyiv Post was unable to independently verify the time and place of the footage.

Intelligence reports tracked the movement of Russian armored vehicles toward Ukrainian Navy infantry positions, although the specific location of the clashes was not disclosed.

During the attack, one Russian armored vehicle was destroyed by a minefield, but the infantry managed to evacuate.

Another Russian vehicle was also hit by a mine and moved towards the site of the destruction of the first vehicle. These armored vehicles, along with other equipment, became the target of Ukrainian FPV drone operators.

At the same time, the Russian infantry was chased by air bombers – multicopters carrying heavy bombs. The footage shows several Russian soldiers lying on the ground after dropping ammunition.

The Ukrainian Navy reports that as a result of the failed assault, the Russians lost an infantry unit, although the exact number of casualties is not specified.

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