As easy as one, two, three: Russian tanks vs mines VIDEO

14 February 2023 11:44

Several Russian tanks were put out of action as they tried to drive through a minefield in eastern Ukraine, according to new footage.

In a video shared by Russian opposition outlet Grani.Ru on Twitter, at least four Russian vehicles, described as a mixture of tanks and armoured personnel carriers, can be seen moving through a minefield, writes Newsweek.

An explosion then engulfs a vehicle, followed by another blast that hits a second vehicle.

Military personnel can then be seen exiting the vehicles before the clip cuts to another explosion that appears to be at the same scene.

Further explosions affect another two vehicles in the clip, which has been viewed 250,000 times. The location is listed as Donetsk, which has seen heavy fighting in recent weeks.

Newsweek could not independently confirm the location. However, Rob Lee, a PhD student in the Department of War Studies at King's College London, shared several clips via Twitter of Russian tanks damaged by mines. A number of these clips described the location as Vuhledar, a town in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast.