THIS is the dramatic moment Ukrainian special forces use full firepower to hold back a Russian advance.
Footage shows the Ukrainian troops repelling a Russian assault using assault rifles and rocket launchers as well as sniper rifles as they fought the Russians.At one point in the footage, a Ukrainian soldier can be seen using a machine gun from inside a buildingThe video also shows a machine gun being used from a fixed position, with the Ukrainian soldiers working their way through the partially destroyed buildings and firing from them.
The images were obtained from the 8th Special Purpose Regiment on Thursday August 1, with a statement saying: "Toretsk direction. The Special Operations Forces are at work.KIDS OF WARHEAVEN WITH SAINTIt repeatedly whacks the enemy flying object over a 30-second attack until the engine is disabled, knocking it out of action.
The crash came following a remarkable kamikaze drone strike by Ukraine on the Russian military airbase Olenya, located above the Arctic Circle.Russian mercenaries were killed in a surprise attack by Tuareg separatists on the outskirts of Tinzawaten village.Ukrainian forces have previously taken out Russian troops on frontlines in Ukraine.
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