Watch Russian Amphibious Combat Vehicles Wipe Out Ukrainian Stronghold

The stronghold was spotted by a reconnaissance group of the Russian Airborne Forces, who used an unmanned aerial vehicle to track the Ukrainian soldiers’ position.

The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has released a video of the BMD-4M amphibious combat vehicles obliterating a stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the special military operation zone.

Commenting on the footage, the MoD said that “the crews of the BMD-4Ms opened heavy fire at the enemy with a 30-mm automatic cannon at point-blank range."

According to the ministry, the crews also used a 100-mm cannon to destroy the personnel of the stronghold. The Russian Airborne Forces’ scout group tracked the stronghold’s position with the help of a drone, the MoD added.

Watch Russia’s Su-34 Pilots Take to the Skies in Special Op Mission

The Su-34 warplanes use missile armament of various classes as they cover actions by Russian Armed Forces units in Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has released a video of the Su-34 fighter-bombers’ combat work in the special military operation zone.

Сommenting on the footage, the ministry noted that pilots of the Russian Aerospace Forces perform the missions patrolling the air and protecting Russian troops at any time of the day and in any weather conditions.

According to the MoD, the Su-34s utilize missiles of various classes when conducting the flights.

Special operation, May 17th. Main:

▪️The Kinzhal missile system destroyed a multifunctional radar station and 5 launchers of the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system in Kyiv on May 16, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

▪️Losses of the Ukrainian army per day in the Kupyansk and Krasnolymansk directions amounted to over 180 military, in the Donetsk direction - 360, the RF Ministry of Defense reported

The grouping of the Russian Armed Forces "Vostok" in the South-Donetsk and Zaporizhia directions destroyed up to 150 Ukrainian soldiers per day, the Ministry of Defense reported

▪️The RF Armed Forces launched a group attack on a large ammunition depot of Ukraine in Nikolaev, an observation post of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit in the Kherson region, the Ministry of Defense reported

▪️In the DPR on Wednesday, 5 people became victims of Ukrainian shelling, 23 were injured, Pushilin said

▪️In Russia, the serial production of the latest high-power air missile "Armor-piercer" has begun, it is planned to use it in the Northern Military District, Deputy General Director of the Tekhmash Concern Alexander Kochkin told RIA Novosti

▪️The head of the British Ministry of Defense said that Ukraine's entry into NATO before the end of the conflict is impossible

▪️President of South Africa intends to come to Ukraine with a peace initiative, Zelensky is ready to accept him, Ukrainian media reports.

Ukrainian publications write about a large number of explosions tonight in various regions

▪️The first reports appeared late in the evening on May 17, there were reports of explosions in Odessa and the Kharkov region. The authorities of the Odessa region later reported that one of the explosions took place at an industrial facility.

▪️Air alert was announced throughout the country, closer to the morning there were reports of explosions in Khmelnitsky (the authorities of the region said that an infrastructure facility had been hit) and Vinnitsa regions.

▪️Explosions were also reported in Kharkov and Kyiv - the mayor of the capital, Klitschko, wrote that air defense forces were working in the city.