Ukrainian drone footage shows a Russian armored assault attempting a breakthrough south of Donetsk city, but failing miserably after each of the vehicles is destroyed in explosive fashion.

It's not clear why the Russian forces chose this location for an armored assault, though it's possible poor intelligence information suggested it was weakly defended. Analysts suggest that three T-72 tanks and four BMP infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed in this incident.

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