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These images show Ukrainian bomb experts blowing up a massive 1,100-lb Russian FAB-500 bomb they found in the Kherson region.
The footage shows the two bomb experts preparing to neutralise the device, with one of them walking up to it. The images then show the massive 1,100-lb (500-kilogramme) Russian bomb being safely detonated in a huge explosion.
The images were obtained from the 36th Separate Marine Brigade, also known as the Rear Admiral Mykhailo Bilynskyi 36th Separate Marine Brigade, of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, on Thursday, 13th October, along with a statement saying: “Marine sappers expertly neutralised a Russian FAB-500 bomb near a village in the Kherson region that was deoccupied during the counter-offensive.”
The commander of the engineering unit of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade, who was not named, is quoted in the statement as saying: “Peaceful life is returning to the territories liberated by Ukrainian soldiers. We will do everything to protect and secure Ukrainians from the consequences of the ‘Russian peace’.”
The 36th Separate Marine Brigade added: “Glory to Ukraine!”
The images and statement were also relayed by the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The FAB-500 is a general purpose, air-dropped bomb with a high-explosive warhead. It was designed by the Soviets in the 1950s and is primarily used by the Russian Air Force.
Russia invaded Ukraine on 24th February in what the Kremlin is still calling a “special military operation”. Today marks the 233rd day of the war.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that between 24th February and 14th October, Russia had lost about 64,300 personnel, 2,521 tanks, 5,172 armoured combat vehicles, 1,566 artillery units, 362 multiple launch rocket systems, 186 air defence systems, 268 warplanes, 240 helicopters, 1,199 drones, 316 cruise missiles, 16 warships, 3,944 motor vehicles and fuel tankers, and 142 units of special equipment.
Russia has claimed that its casualties have been much lower but provides infrequent updates on its latest figures.
Russia has announced that it will evacuate locals from the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine, in response to a request from its Russian-installed head of the region, as Ukrainian forces approach the city.
The Ukrainian military has said that it has recaptured territory near the city.
A Russian missile strike on the city of Mykolaiv, some 60 miles from Kherson, partially destroyed a five-storey apartment block, killing a 31-year-old man and an 80-year-old woman, with more people believed to still be under the rubble.
The regional governor, Vitaliy Kim, said that a young boy had been pulled from the rubble after a six-hour operation and that the emergency services were still searching for seven other people.
Josep Borrell, the EU foreign policy chief, has warned Moscow that its military forces would be “annihilated” by a military response from the West should Russian President Vladimir Putin use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
Putin has met with his Turkish counterpart President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and has reportedly proposed that Russia could export more gas via Turkey and turn it into a new hub, in a bid to maintain Russia’s energy leverage over Europe.
Ben Wallace, the UK Defence Secretary, has said that Russia will run out of weaponry before the West does.
Wallace also said that procurement processes were in place among western allies to make sure that the international community can continue providing Ukraine with weaponry for years.
Ukrainian officials have claimed that Iranians are in Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine to train Russians to use Iranian-made Shahed-136 combat drones.
The Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Alexander Venediktov, has said that Ukraine joining NATO could lead to a third world war.
