This footage shows the vast quantities of military equipment abandoned by fleeing Russian troops in the freshly liberated Izyum area of eastern Ukraine.

The video also shows the scale of destruction in the area. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reportedly visited the area and said that he is 'shocked' by the scale of the destruction.

Scores of abandoned or damaged Russian military vehicles can be seen in the images and tanks left by the roadside. One soldier can be seen giving the finger to a piece of Russian propaganda on a billboard before more tanks are shown sitting empty on the road. Debris from military vehicles can also be seen scattered across a road as Ukrainian troops continue to advance.

The first piece of footage was obtained from the Command of the Airborne Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Tuesday, September 13, along with a statement saying: 'They ran away like mice'... Ukrainian paratroopers tell how they liberated the city of Izyum.

'They threw equipment, finished their wounded and ran through the woods. Paratroopers of the 25th separate airborne Sicheslav Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces told how they liberated Kharkiv Oblast and how the occupiers fled under their power. 'Now paratroopers are helping local civilians and returning Izyum to a peaceful life. Death to the Russian invaders! Glory to DSHV [the Air Assault Forces]! Glory to Ukraine.'

The second piece of footage was obtained from the AFU StratCom on Wednesday, September 14, along with a statement saying: 'There was a lot of interesting things when Izyum was taken.'

And the third piece of footage was obtained from the Ground Forces of Ukraine on Tuesday, 13th September, along with a statement saying: 'Our land will definitely be freed from everything hostile! Trophies from the city of Izyum.'

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what the Kremlin is still calling a 'special military operation'.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that between February 24 and September 14, Russia had lost about 53,650 personnel, 2,180 tanks, 4,665 armoured combat vehicles, 1,290 artillery units, 311 multiple launch rocket systems, 167 air defence systems, 246 warplanes, 215 helicopters, 908 drones, 233 cruise missiles, 15 warships, 3,501 motor vehicles and fuel tankers, and 120 units of special equipment.

Russia has claimed that its casualties have been much lower but provides infrequent updates on its latest figures.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that approximately 8,000 square kilometres (3,100 square miles) have been recaptured from Russian forces, primarily in the north-eastern Kharkiv region.

President Zelensky said that 'stabilisation measures are still ongoing' in the liberated areas, with Ukraine's Deputy Defence Minister, Hanna Malyar, saying that over 150,000 people have been freed from Russian rule in the Balakliia area, which Ukraine retook last week.

Lesia Vasylenko, a Ukrainian Member of Parliament, said that the bodies of beheaded Ukrainian soldiers, human faeces, evidence of widespread looting and a terrified population are some of the sights that greeted the advancing Ukrainian military forces in the recently recaptured areas.

Vasylenko added: 'Liberation uncovers many crimes. It's as if we are on the verge of hundreds, if not thousands of Buchas, just of a smaller scale.'

Ukrainian authorities discovered in April mass graves and evidence of torture in Bucha, a city near Kyiv that was recaptured from Russian forces.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has warned that retreating Russian forces are continuing to loot the territories they occupy as they withdraw.