{"id":28240,"date":"2024-05-04T11:05:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T15:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/ukraine-highlights-russias-line-of-hell-claim-of-dozens-of-tanks-and-military-vehicles-destroyed-on-one-sector-of-the-donetsk-front\/04\/05\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-05-04T11:05:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T15:05:27","slug":"ukraine-highlights-russias-line-of-hell-claim-of-dozens-of-tanks-and-military-vehicles-destroyed-on-one-sector-of-the-donetsk-front","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/ukraine-highlights-russias-line-of-hell-claim-of-dozens-of-tanks-and-military-vehicles-destroyed-on-one-sector-of-the-donetsk-front\/04\/05\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine highlights Russia&#8217;s &#8216;line of hell.&#8217; Claim of dozens of tanks and military vehicles destroyed on one sector of the Donetsk front."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul class=\"caas-list caas-list-bullet\">\n<li>\n<p>Ukraine&#8217;s armed forces released a video claiming to show 42 destroyed Russian military vehicles.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Ukrainian Defense Ministry described the scenes as a\u00a0&#8220;line to hell.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Fighting has intensified in the Donetsk region in recent months as Russia pushes further past Avdiivka.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ukraine&#8217;s armed forces claim to have destroyed 42 Russian tanks and military vehicles in the eastern region of Donetsk.<\/p>\n<p>A video shared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=462563436207861\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:by Ukraine's 58th Motorized Brigade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">by Ukraine&#8217;s 58th Motorized Brigade<\/a> appears to show the wrecks of the vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>A caption accompanying the video reads: &#8220;It seems that in recent weeks, Putin&#8217;s generals have been making a large-scale sacrifice to their hellish gods, throwing new forces and equipment to their death.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The result is dozens of burned-out Russian tanks and armored vehicles,&#8221; it continues.<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian Defense Ministry reshared the video on X, formerly Twitter, writing: &#8220;A line to hell. Dozens of Russian tanks and combat vehicles were destroyed on a small section of the front in the Donetsk region.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Business Insider was unable to independently verify when or where the footage was taken.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet-wrapper\" data-embed-anchor=\"9bee37ca-2c40-5a12-9860-28dbf788cc59\">\n<blockquote placeholder=\"\" data-theme=\"light\" class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>A line to hell.<br \/>Dozens of russian tanks and combat vehicles were destroyed on a small section of the front in the Donetsk region.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf9: 58th Motorized Brigade <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vFL7th1rcG\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:pic.twitter.com\/vFL7th1rcG;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">pic.twitter.com\/vFL7th1rcG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DefenceU\/status\/1786028619124654510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:May 2, 2024;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">May 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fighting has intensified in the Donetsk region in recent months as Russia pushes to take more ground around the already-captured city of Avdiivka.<\/p>\n<p>Russian forces are currently targeting the strategically important city of Chasiv Yar, just to the north.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian officials believe that Russia is now intent on seizing the regions of both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.understandingwar.org\/backgrounder\/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-3-2024\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Donetsk and Luhansk in 2024;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Donetsk and Luhansk in 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 425px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:59%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Ucuh3_gWGUhKE6VZH71E4Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE0MzI7aD04NTA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/insider_articles_922\/0cecb2665985019544bb1ee2c7437b8e\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Destroyed Russian tank in Donetsk Oblast\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Q2aMBPvX8Jf15VQgbAg8sg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU3MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/insider_articles_922\/0cecb2665985019544bb1ee2c7437b8e\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Destroyed Russian tank in Donetsk Oblast<span class=\"copyright\">Ukraine&#8217;s 58th Motorized Brigade.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) think tank <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iiss.org\/online-analysis\/military-balance\/2024\/02\/equipment-losses-in-russias-war-on-ukraine-mount\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reported;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reported<\/a> in February that Russia&#8217;s campaign around Avdiivka had resulted in significant losses to both equipment and personnel.<\/p>\n<p>The report said that at that time, Russia had lost 8,800 armored fighting vehicles since it launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The director-general of the IISS also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iiss.org\/publications\/the-military-balance\/2024\/bastian-giegerich-launch-event-remarks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:said;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">said<\/a> in February that Russia had likely lost more than 3,000 tanks since the invasion began.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To put that into perspective, Russia&#8217;s battlefield tank losses are greater than the number it had when it launched its offensive in 2022,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Dutch open-source intelligence website Oryx puts visually confirmed Russian tank losses since the start of the conflict <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oryxspioenkop.com\/2022\/02\/attack-on-europe-documenting-equipment.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:at just under 3,000;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><u>at just under 3,000<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/ukraine-armed-forces-claim-destroyed-42-russian-tanks-vehicles-2024-5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Business Insider;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Business Insider<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/ukraine-highlights-russias-line-hell-140353803.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine&rsquo;s armed forces released a video claiming to show 42 destroyed Russian military vehicles. 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