Ukrainian forces booby trap bridge and destroys Russian convoy

Astonishing images have appeared showing the aftermath of an ambush conducted by Ukrainian Special Forces (SSO) on a convoy of Russian armor and troops headed from Kharkiv to Izyum earlier this week.

Snaps released by the Ukrainian Ground Forces early this morning show the blazing wreckage of several Russian aarmored vehicles after they were caught up in a huge explosion orchestrated by SSO operators on Monday.

Russia this week is deploying more troops to areas around the city of Izyum, which lies a mere 25 miles from the Donbas region where Ukraine’s armed forces are involved in unpleasant fighting with the invaders, said Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleg Synehubiv.

But having learned the destination and the route of this particular Russian convoy, SSO operators planted stacks of TNT at key points along the road and underneath a bridge, which were detonated as the armour began to roll across.

Several vehicles were wrecked in the blasts, after which SSO operators and members of the Ukrainian army swept in to neutralize the remaining Russian troops.

It comes as Russia tackles up for a major new aggressive designed to encircle huge swathes of territory in Ukraine’s east as the war enters a new bloody phase.

‘Our soldiers discovered Russian Kamaz trucks, Tiger and Ural armored vehicles moving to strengthen their group in the Kharkiv region,’ the Ukrainian Ground Forces said in a statement this morning.

‘Having established the route of the enemy convoy, SSO operators designated a bridge in the way of the enemy vehicles as the most suitable location to conduct an ambush.

‘Having calculated the best location and the required amount of explosives, the charges were planted and blown up, destroying the entire convoy. Our unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) confirmed the targets were destroyed, after which members of the army moved into complete the operation.’

The report totals with a statement made by Kharkiv regional governor, who announced via Telegram on Monday night that ‘a large column of enemy gear and manpower heading towards Izyum has been destroyed’.