August 18th 2023.
Soldiers based in Kyiv were driving a Humvee in eastern Ukraine when they triggered a landmine. The footage captured the scale of the blast, which included flames and a shockwave reverberating through the cabin. Fortunately, the thick armour plating on the vehicle's undercarriage saved the lives of the soldiers.
Yuriy Butusov, a Ukrainian journalist, was with the military unit during the attack and shared the footage on YouTube and social media. He said, "A heavy assault together with the fighters of the 59th brigade. The Humvee in which I was riding with the fighters blew up, the tank that supported us blew up, Russian artillery covered us on a minefield. But the assault groups of the 59th brigade regrouped and went on the assault again, destroyed the resistance and shot down a Russian FPV drone and took one of the important Russian positions at the crossroads of landings that allows us to move forward. This is how the heavy steps of the Ukrainian infantry, which so hard liberated another large field and two landings from the enemy, look like from inside the battle."
Ukraine's ministry of defence also shared the video and tweeted, "Insane footage from inside a Ukrainian HMMWV during combat. Thank you to the American people! Your Humvees save the lives of our soldiers."
Meanwhile, a huge explosion has rocked Moscow after a Ukrainian drone was shot down three miles from the Kremlin. A video published by Russian media outlets showed thick smoke rising from skyscrapers in the capital. The country’s defence ministry and city mayor Sergei Sobyanin said there were no injuries after air defences destroyed the UAV.
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