'Game over, Russian invaders!': Drone captures moment one of Putin's heavy tanks is blown sky-high by delighted Ukrainian soldiers

Daily Mail ^ | 15 March 2022 | KATIE FEEHAN

[artichokegrower]

Footage shared by Ukraine Ministry of Defence shows moment tank is destroyed Russian tank bursts into flames after being hit with a rocket or going over a mine Their MoD shared video with message which read 'game over Russian invaders'

[artichokegrower]

Looks like he hit a mine. Blown up not down and out.

[SpaceBar]

The game is far from over.

[AndyJackson]

I heard Kyiv is getting a hell of a shellacking from the down and out unsupplied Russian artillery.

[Jeff Chandler]

Accompanied by the old school GAME OVER sound.

Weoo weoo weoo weoo weoo

[Jeff Chandler]

Tanks are terrific, but artillery is awesome.

[17th Miss Regt]

Good place to put a mine. Right after the ditch.

[StayoutdaBushesWay]

It was a mine.

[rlmorel]

The structures and terrain in that video certainly look like what is seen in a contested battle zone.

[nascarnation]

Or maybe an IED? That was a big honkin blast.

[Rebelbase]

That was a nice boom.

[Jeff Chandler]

Man, look at the pieces flying. Some kind of wheel rolled off to our left of the former tank.

[MercyFlush]

“Looks like he hit a mine.”

More like an IED. That had a lot more punch than a mere anti-tank mine.

[Socon-Econ]

If you believe the Daily Mail, the Ukrainians will soon be marching on Moscow.

[nascarnation]

It was a mine.

You need aggressive infantry patrols and minesweeping combat engineers in front of tanks. And yeah those aren't fun jobs.

[MercyFlush]

“I heard Kyiv is getting a hell of a shellacking from the down and out unsupplied Russian artillery.”

And Russian arty has been getting a shellacking from absurdly accurate Ukrainian counter-artillery fire. They’re using $100 drones and Garmin GPS with some ridiculously great results.

[ThunderSleeps]

That's what it looked like to me. It crawled out of the ditch, and as it's left track came down on the ground - boom. I didn't see a missile trail and there was no flash of a kinetic round impacting. Looked like a well placed mine. The Russians, just grinding along on the obvious path.

It is similar to at least two of the chopper shoot-downs I've seen. Russian pilots just cruising along like they don't expect any enemy action. Ditto at least one ground unit I saw a video of - from the Russians. Their guys ran across each others' line of fire, they congregated out in the open rather than taking cover just a few yards away.

It's like the Russians aren't taking the Ukrainians seriously, and they're paying the price.

[SmokingJoe]

Russia has over 12,500 tanks. I am sure they afford to lose a few.

[Grzegorz 246]

What is the real situation ?

[ScottinVA]

“Or maybe an IED?”

I hope so… an insurgency will bleed the Russians in ways they can’t add up.

[2CAVTrooper]

"Artillery lends dignity to what would otherwise be a vulgar brawl."