A Ukrainian missile strike killed more than 100 Russian soldiers who had grouped together during the Battle of Soledar, it has been claimed.
The Russian soldiers had been in the midst of a fierce gun battle in the town of Soledar, eastern Ukraine, when Ukrainian troops launched a Soviet-era Tochka-U missile at the group.
Ukraine's military said more than 100 Russian soldiers 'went together to Hell' in the coordinated attack, which involved special forces, gunners and rocket launchers.
Heavy fighting has broken out in Soledar, once a bustling salt-mining town in eastern Ukraine, and the ground is now scarred from a relentless stream of missiles and gunfire as Russian forces try to take control of the nearby and key city of Bakhmut.
A Ukrainian missile strike killed more than 100 Russian soldiers who had grouped together during the Battle of Soledar, it has been claimed. Pictured: Footage reportedly shows a group of Russian soldiers being hit by Ukrainian artillery in the fields surrounding the town of Soledar
Ukrainian army Grad multiple rocket launcher fires rockets at Russian positions in the frontline near Soledar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Wednesday
Soledar, in the industrial Donbas region, lies just nine miles from Bakhmut, where troops from both sides have been taking heavy losses in some of the most intense trench warfare since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year
Footage released by Ukraine's special forces reportedly shows a group of Russian soldiers being hit by Ukrainian artillery in the fields surrounding the town.
The Russian soldiers were spotted in large groups in several areas across Soledar by the Ukrainian special forces, who then relayed those coordinates to the high command.
Ukrainian troops opened fire at the Russian soldiers, while the Tochka-U tactical missile was also launched in a series of deadly strikes.
More than 100 Russian soldiers were killed in the coordinated attack, while two machine gun positions and two mortars were also destroyed, the Ukrainian special forces said.
Soledar, in the industrial Donbas region, lies just nine miles from Bakhmut, where troops from both sides have been taking heavy losses in some of the most intense trench warfare since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year.
Russia is trying to take control of Bakhmut as it has a network of cavernous mining tunnels below the ground which can hold troops or tanks.
Russian troops have stepped up their assault of Soledar, forcing Ukrainian troops to bear wave after wave of attacks led by the Wagner mercenaries.
Ukrainian soldiers on their positions in the frontline near Soledar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Wednesday
Ukrainian army, of the 43rd Heavy Artillery Brigade fire a German howitzer Panzerhaubitze 2000, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, near Soledar, on Wednesday
But this attack on Soledar has come at a high price for Putin's men, with more than 100 soldiers killed in the latest Ukrainian assault.
The Ukrainian special forces said: 'More than 100 Russian soldiers went together to Hell in the Soledar area. This happened thanks to the coordinated work of SSO soldiers, gunners, and rocket launchers.
'The concentration of the enemy in several areas was discovered by the operators of the Special Operations Forces. Artillery was directed at the enemy, and the Tochka-U tactical missile complex was also used in one of the areas.
'As a result of these several strikes, the destruction of more than 100 occupiers, 2 machine gun positions and 2 mortars were confirmed.
'In the video - one of the stages of working out the artillery according to the given coordinates.'
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