Russia says its forces hit and disabled special Ukrainian military equipment near Bakhmut Russia has said that it has destroyed Ukrainian camouflaged self-propelled guns and a tank near Bakhmut.

The footage reportedly shows Russian forces destroying two Ukrainian self-propelled guns and a tank with Lancet kamikaze drones near Andriivka, in the Bakhmut area of eastern Ukraine.

The images were obtained from the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD), on December 18, along with a statement claiming: 'Russian paratroopers with Lancets hit two camouflaged self-propelled guns and a Ukrainian Armed Forces tank at a firing position in the Andreevka area.'

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, in what the Kremlin is still calling a 'special military operation.'

December 18 marks the 663rd day of the full-scale war. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that between February 24, 2022, and December 18, 2023, Russia had lost 347,160 personnel, 5,783 tanks, 10,752 armoured combat vehicles, 8,175 artillery units, 926 multiple launch rocket systems, 610 air defence systems, 324 warplanes, 324 helicopters 6,290 drones, 1,610 cruise missiles, 22 warships, 1 submarine, 10,822 motor vehicles and fuel tankers, and 1,198 units of special equipment.