Shocking footage has emerged of the moment Ukrainian paratroopers made an extraordinary attempt to destroy the international border with Russia by driving a Kozak 2 armoured vehicle at full speed.
They boldly attempted to attack the Kolotilovka checkpoint in Russia’s Belgorod region in an apparent effort to expand the Ukrainian invasion that has already seen Kiev forces seize huge swathes of territory in the neighbouring Kursk region.
Reports say the vehicle crashed into the dragon’s teeth barricades and was then attacked by a Russian FPV drone.
Russian gunners also fired a Krasnopol precision-guided projectile at the vehicle.
The Russians called the attack a “suicide mission” by the fearless Ukrainian troops.
These drone images show the vehicle heading straight for the border.
They boldly attempted to attack the Kolotilovka checkpoint in the Belgorod region of Russia.
The vehicle is heading towards a checkpoint between Ukraine and Russia’s Belgorod region.
Reports say the vehicle crashed into the Dragon’s Teeth barricades and was then attacked by a Russian FPV drone.
The armored vehicle was attacked with a drone and explosive projectiles.
Russian reports said those who escaped were quickly “eliminated” while others “were burned with the vehicle.”
Some paratroopers miraculously escaped from the crashed armored vehicle, which is seen amid a gigantic fireball explosion.
“Although they barely survived the blow, the paratroopers managed to unload at the entrance to the checkpoint,” one account said.
But Russian reports said those who escaped were quickly “eliminated” while others “were burned with the vehicle.”
At least seven Ukrainian soldiers can be seen in the video.
But there were probably up to 11 of them on the domestically produced Kozak-2.
Ukraine has reportedly made several attempts to cross the border into the Belgorod region.
The incident comes as Russia has repelled Ukrainian efforts to breach the border at Kolotilovka.
There were also reports that Ukraine was using tanks against the border.
This comes after more than 100 Russian soldiers surrendered en masse to Ukraine, claiming their commanders abandoned them.
An entire company laid down its arms and was taken prisoner of war by Ukrainian armed forces in Vladimir Putin’s Kursk region.
A total of 102 people raised the white flag in the largest mass surrender of the brutal war between Russia and Ukraine.
The images will be seen as an abject humiliation of Kremlin dictator Putin and the result of his folly in forcing untrained men and young recruits to go to the front.
“More than 100 Russians abandoned by their commanders made the right decision and surrendered,” said Ukrainian media outlet Want to Live, which seeks to mediate surrenders.
‘It is understandable. It is difficult to conduct military operations when you are in charge of tyrants and embezzlers, and your flanks are ‘covered’ by (Chechen leader Ramzan) Kadyrov’s bandits, who abandon everything and everyone in order not to be captured.
This comes after more than 100 Russian soldiers surrendered en masse to Ukraine, claiming their commanders abandoned them.
Several soldiers were sitting on the ground blindfolded after surrendering.
More than a hundred Russian soldiers surrendered to Ukraine in the Kursk region on August 14, 2024
Russian soldiers surrendered to Ukraine in the western Kursk region of Russia.
“And thanks to (Russian) General (Alexander) Lapin, who is helping us to successfully advance in the Kursk region, as well as in 2022 in the Kharkiv region, for whose defence he was responsible.”
It was Putin’s controversial choice as deputy commander of ground forces and head of the Leningrad military district, a figure seen as incompetent by many war hardliners.
Telegram channel Pravda Gerashchenko reported: “Their commanders fled, so a company of fighters decided to save their lives and surrender to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”
The captives would help Ukraine return its prisoners of war held by Russia in exchange for exchanges.
Yan Matveyev, a Russian military analyst, said the losses were serious for Russia. “Imagine, a quarter of a motorized rifle battalion was captured on the video. A very serious blow to combat readiness.”
