Ukraine destroys Russian column trying to cross Siversky Donets river

These images show the destruction of Russian armoured vehicles after Ukrainian troops stopped them from crossing the Seversky Donets River. The 30th Mechanized Brigade, named after Prince Konstanty Ostrogski, a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, claimed they destroyed dozens of Russian armoured vehicles near the village of Dronivka in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk Oblast. The brigade said on 19th May: “Defeat of Russian troops near the village of Dronivka, Donetsk region, during the crossing of the Seversky Donets River.” The Centre for Strategic Communications (StratCom) said: “Russian troops tried to break through the Seversky Donets River near the village of Dronivka and set up three bridgeheads. “However, the heroism and resilience of infantry, artillery, and tank units of the 30th Mechanized Brigade named after Prince Konstanty Ostrogski and other units of the Armed Forces allowed us to stop the Russian troops and inflict heavy losses on them. “The result of the defeat: dozens of units of destroyed Russian armoured vehicles.”