This is the moment Ukrainian soldiers discover a damaged Russian T72-B3 tank in a forest in eastern Ukraine and claimed it as a 'trophy'.

In the footage, a soldier can be heard saying in Ukrainian: 'Time for videos!'

A second soldier then says: 'Take everything you need, guys!'

He adds: 'Come here and move the barrel! Is it stuck? Does anybody know if it is mined? No?'

The first soldier then says: 'What happened?'

The second soldier then muses over a spanner he has found, saying he spent UAH 1,500 (GBP 33,46) on one just like it. He says: 'Wow, this wrench is so cool, I bought one like this for UAH 1,500!

The first soldier then says: 'Take everything carefully, f**k!'

While the second soldier asks again: 'Is it mined?'

The first soldier then answers, saying: 'I don`t know, It is my first time here!'

But it appears that it was not mined, with the Ukrainian Ground Forces releasing the images on Friday, August 12, and saying that they were filmed near Izyum and that the tank was a T-72B3.

The head of the public relations service of the Ground Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Major Fityo Volodymyr, confirmed that the footage was authentic and that the information was accurate.

The images were also relayed by the Office of Strategic Communications (StratCom) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, saying that the tank was another 'trophy'.

Izyum is a city on the Donets River in Kharkiv Oblast of eastern Ukraine.

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

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that between 24th February and 12th August, Russia had lost about 43,200 personnel, 1,849 tanks, 4,108 armoured combat vehicles, 975 artillery units, 261 multiple launch rocket systems, 136 air defence systems, 233 warplanes, 193 helicopters, 778 drones, 185 cruise missiles, 15 warships, 3,021 motor vehicles and fuel tankers, and 90 units of special equipment.

Russia has claimed that its casualties have been much lower, but provides infrequent updates on its latest figures. The Pentagon said this week that Russia had suffered between 70,000 and 80,000 casualties – deaths and injuries – since the beginning of its invasion.

Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelensky has urged officials to stop talking to the media about Kyiv's military strategy, saying that such remarks are “frankly irresponsible”.

Zelensky's comments came after news outlets began citing anonymous officials as saying that Ukraine was behind the explosions that destroyed the Saky base in Russian-occupied Crimea, despite the Ukrainian government declining to confirm whether it was responsible for the blasts.

President Zelensky has vowed to liberate Crimea and said: 'This Russian war against Ukraine and against the entire free Europe began with Crimea and must end with Crimea – with its liberation.'

British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is now unlikely to succeed in occupying Ukraine, saying that Russia's invasion had 'faltered' and was 'starting to fail'.

Ukrainian Brigadier General Oleksiy Hromov has said that Russia has doubled its air strikes on Ukrainian civilians and on military positions compared to last week.

The United Nations has urged for there to be a demilitarised zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant – Europe's largest – as Russia and Ukraine continue to accuse each other of shelling the facility.

A United States State Department spokesperson said on Thursday that the US supports calls for there to be a demilitarised zone around the Zaporizhzhia plant.

Belarus has said that night-time explosions at one of its military bases, located some 20 miles from the Ukrainian border, had been caused by a 'technical incident'.