Putin’s ruthless scorched earth war tactics revealed: Drone photos lay bare devastation of Russian aggression in Ukraine – as Zelensky’s soldiers recapture land in occupied Bakhmut

New aerial video footage from Klishchiivka, on the outskirts of Bakhmut, shows how the fighting has left the village in eastern Ukraine in ruins after months of intense fighting.

The footage, taken two days ago, shows the village in ruins, with destroyed Russian tanks and military vehicles lining the main road.

There is hardly a building left intact in the village where almost 400 people once lived.

A rare structure with four walls still standing was missing its roof. Some walls stood like tombstones to indicate where someone once lived.

Ukraine retook the village after months of fighting, two days after neighboring Andriivka, the Ukrainian military said.

Bakhmut has been razed to the ground since Russia took power in May

Residents of the nearby village have been forced to collect the remains of their homes

Bahkmut was captured by Russian forces in May 2023, more than a year after Russia invaded Ukraine

Both are small towns but were considered tactically important for the Ukrainian forces as they expanded territorial gains around Bakhmut, 10 kilometers to the north.

The village’s commanding heights overlook the Russian-occupied city of Bakhmut and provide new opportunities for Ukrainian forces to encircle the city.

It may also give the Ukrainians a better view of Russia’s logistics lines.

The drone footage comes after Russia hit the Black Sea region of Odessa in a drone barrage that damaged a warehouse, charred dozens of trucks and injured two drivers in fiery explosions that led to the suspension of the ferry service between Romania and Ukraine, officials said Tuesday . .

Video footage from the Romanian side of the Danube showed rapid bursts of Ukrainian anti-aircraft fire streaking across the night sky, followed by two orange fireballs exploding near the port area.

Ukraine did manage to take back control over neighboring Andriivka

The images show the village in ruins, with destroyed Russian tanks and military vehicles lining the main road

The ‘Ghosts of Bakhmut’ were preparing for their latest mission

The elite sniper team prepared for their mission in a secret location

At least nine civilians have been killed and 15 people injured in Ukraine in the past 24 hours

They were seen preparing and preparing their weapons and equipment

Romanian Border Police said ferries were anchored on the Romanian banks of the Danube in Isaccea as a result of the attacks on Ukraine. Traffic was diverted via Galati, a Romanian city upstream on the Danube.

Ukraine’s air force said it had downed 26 of 38 drones launched by Russia.

Russian forces targeted the Izmail area of ​​the Odessa region, in what has become an ongoing campaign to target Ukraine’s ability to export grain. Attacks on Monday killed two people at a grain warehouse in Odesa and severely damaged an abandoned high-rise hotel, officials said.

After Moscow withdrew from a U.N.-brokered grain deal this summer, attacks on Izmail and towns in the southern part of the Odesa region became routine. Attacks on the cities on the Danube have been especially damaging as the route has emerged as the most promising route for continued Ukrainian exports.

At least nine civilians were killed in Ukraine and 15 people were injured in the past 24 hours, the presidential office said, as Russian strikes hit several towns near the war’s front lines where Ukraine is waging its slow-moving counteroffensive.

Although neither side has released casualty figures, the counter-offensive is believed to have taken a heavy toll on both sides and had devastating effects on the towns and villages where the fighting took place.