Posted on 02/22/2024 11:22:37 AM PST by marcusmaximus
A devastating new HIMARS missile strike has killed dozens of Russian troops, shocking drone footage from Ukraine appears to show.
If confirmed, it would be the second such attack by Ukraine in as many days, after Vladimir Putin was dealt a devastating blow on Wednesday by a HIMARS missile which is reported to have killed 65 Russian soldiers during a training exercise.
New video, captured by a drone high above a Russian training ground in the occupied Kherson region, is said to show the second attack carried out by Ukraine using the powerful US-supplied weapons this week.
The clip opens by showing a gathering of people - reportedly Russian soldiers - in a clearing covered in tank tracks near a lush green forest.
Suddenly, as the drone camera circles around the group with a target marker in the centre of the screen, a huge explosion detonates amidst the unit.
A huge ball of fire rises into the air, and as the smoke clears, several bodies are seen strewn across the ground.
But the onslaught is not over yet. The video cuts to a second view of the open field as more soldiers are seen gathering into another group. The men look like ants from the distance as they move into position, grouping near a copse of trees.
This time, the flash of a missile is seen a split second before another explosion erupts from the ground. The soldiers drop the floor, as if struck by lightning.
After a second or two, some are seen writhing around in the dirt.
Others remain still.
The footage ends with a third explosion, near the site of the first strike.
Moments earlier, more soldiers had appeared from the trees, apparently approaching the pile of bodies left by the earlier attack.
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