Moment Ukrainian tank blasts Russian tank near Zaporizhia nuclear plant

MOMENT Ukrainian tank blasts Russian tank near Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in contested region.

The footage, which appears to have been shot by a Ukrainian soldier, shows the Ukrainian tank opening fire on the enemy war machine before the footage switches to the view from the sky. The images, which appear to have been shot by a drone, show the Russian tank being hit and left smoking.

Ukrainian artillery then reportedly finished the Russian tank off, "disassembling it".

The images were obtained from the Zaporizhia Separate Territorial Defence Brigade on Wednesday, 24th August, along with a statement saying: "The Horde tank was destroyed with the first shot!

"Excellent work by Ukrainian Cossacks of the Zaporizhia Separate Territorial Defence Brigade and tankers of Khmelnytskyi.