Drone footage shows a Russian tank leisurely rubbling the city of Marinka, a suburb of Donetsk city in eastern Ukraine. Unable to dislodge Ukrainian defenses, the Russian forces have resorted to systematically leveling every structure in an attempt at terrain denial.

Marinka has been in contention since the initial Russian invasion of 2014, at which time the city fell into Russian control. In 2015, the Ukrainians took the city back, but has been the site of ongoing conflict. In recent weeks Russian has been going hard in trying to regain control of the area by means on relentless shelling.

About the Author

Will Killmore

Will Killmore is a US Army combat infantry veteran and Purple Heart recipient. He has deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with the 172nd Stryker Brigade and 173rd Airborne Brigade. Following his time in service, he successfully pursued a certificate of journalism and has been a blogger for Funker530 since 2014. Follow Will’s bad takes on Twitter