Call Of Duty-style footage shows Ukrainian forces blasting Russian Z-tank as troops ambushed in Mariupol
DRAMATIC Call Of Duty-style footage shows the dramatic moment Ukrainian forces blast a Russian tank.
Vladimir Putin’s troops can be seen running for cover after the Russian tank – with a distinctive Z marking on it – is shelled.
The shocking video, reportedly from the notorious far-right Azov Regiment in Ukraine, shows an amphibious BTR-4 fire on two Russian vehicles in Mariupol, southern Ukraine.
A BTR-4 is a Ukrainian amphibious armoured personnel carrier, first used in the previous Russia-Ukraine war in 2014.
It comes equipped with a 30mm cannon as standard.
The Russian vehicles struck in the latest video are reportedly a BTR-82A armoured personnel carrier and a T-72B3 tank.
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In the video, taken from inside the BTR-4, the gunner follows the tracks of the Russian tank on camera, striking first the Russian armoured personnel carrier concealed behind a wall of tyres and boxes.
Next, as Russian soldiers look around for the source of the attack, the tank is blasted repeatedly.
The BTR-4’s 30mm cannon is operated by remote control. A photoelectric camera system projects the outside image onto a screen inside the vehicle.
All of the other aiming work is carried out by the computer, making the shooting reaction speed extremely fast.
The gunner can also touch the screen to zoom in on the target area.
Although the BTR-4 shouldn’t be able to penetrate a tank’s armour, it may be that the T-72B3’s tracks, wheels, or sights were destroyed, causing the explosion seen in the video.
It comes as…
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Russia has seen heavy military losses since the start of the invasion on February 24.
The Russian military has also been slammed for allegedly targeting civilian areas.
On Sunday, a shocking picture emerged showing an unexploded Russian missile after crashing through a kitchen ceiling in Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv.
Sharing the picture, Ukraine’s government tweeted: “Imagine, it was Sunday morning and you were sleeping with your kids,” as it called again for NATO to impose a no-fly zone over the country.
Russia continues to deny it is shelling any non-military targets.
Putin’s forces have been accused of opening fire on an old people’s home killing 56 people in eastern Ukraine.
The alleged shocking incident took place on March 11 in the small city of Kreminna in Luhansk province but only came to light on Sunday.
Ukrainian authorities claim Russian troops also took 15 survivors hostage after shelling the care home.
Today’s video of a tank being targeted comes just days after another Russian tank was blown up, as caught on Ukrainian cameras.
The footage was taken from a Ukrainian armoured vehicle that came across its Russian foe in a village.
Ukrainian forces catch sight of the Russian tank and open fire then drive on to the next block.
Suddenly they see another Russian tank right in front of them and immediately open fire, blasting the turret off.
Other rounds fired soon obliterate the tank which explodes in a hail of gunfire as Russian troops cower behind it.
The footage follows that of an ambush by brave Ukrainians using lethal anti-tank missiles at the weekend.
Footage of the successful counterattack – the latest of several caught on film in a matter of days amid Putin’s crumbling invasion – shows a rocket make a direct hit.
Posted online, the clip shows what appears to show one of the convoys being obliterated as Russian troops quickly scatter.
At least one Russian tank and one armoured personnel carrier seem to have been hit by the missiles – which were fired from behind trees.
The Russian tank can be seen being hit and exploding into flames in the aerial strike.
Drones allegedly obliterated Russian tanks and missiles as Ukrainians are heard cheering in the background.
In the footage, a Russian vehicle carrying what looks to be missiles, and a military tank are seen exploding into fireballs as Putin’s invasion continues to crumble.
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And cheers could be heard in the background as the military machines, thought to be Russian, were thrown up in flames.
This comes as earlier footage showed the moment a column of Russian tanks were destroyed by a Ukrainian ambush near Kyiv.
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