12 tanks and 8 infantry fighting vehicles destroyed by paratroopers of 25th Brigade during massive attack by occupiers near Tonenke. VIDEO

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Soldiers of the 25th separate airborne brigade of the Sicheslavska airborne brigade skilfully repelled an attempted instant assault by the occupiers, who were moving in a column of 36 tanks and 12 infantry fighting vehicles.

According to Censor.NET, a fragment of the battle was posted online, during which Ukrainian soldiers destroyed four occupiers' tanks and two armoured personnel carriers.

"A quick attack in the centre by the 90th Tank Division of the Russian Armed Forces. The first video showing the mass destruction of a Russian armoured vehicle column near the village of Tonenke in the Avdiivka direction by the Sicheslav paratroopers of the 25th Brigade. This footage shows only a part of the enemy's vehicles whose advance was stopped by our soldiers. In total, the enemy used 36 tanks and 12 armoured personnel carriers. 12 tanks and 8 armoured personnel carriers of the 6th Tank Regiment of the 90th Tank Division of the Russian Armed Forces were destroyed or damaged. Brilliant work and excellent results!" reads the commentary to the video.

Author: Анастасия Ахтырская