Ukrainian Anti-Tank Missile System Destroyed In DPR Drone Strike

This footage purports to show camouflaged Ukrainian positions being taken out in a series of blasts as DPR drones spot them from the air and drop bombs on them. Newsflash obtained the footage from the People's Militia of the DPR (Donetsk People's Republic) on 24th August. The DPR is a pro-Russia breakaway state that occupies much of and claims the entirety of Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. The People's Militia of the DPR said in a statement: "The Sparta Battalion burns the Nazis from the air. "Fighters of the Sparta Battalion destroy the weapons and personnel of the enemy with the help of attack unmanned aerial vehicles. "Among the targets hit is a modern Ukrainian 'Stugna' anti-tank missile system." The Sparta Battalion is the DPR's special forces unit. It has been accused of war crimes in the Donbas region and has been described as "Russian ultranationalist". The Stugna-P is a Ukrainian anti-tank-guided missile system developed by the Luch Design Bureau in Kyiv. It entered service in 2011. Russia invaded Ukraine on 24th February in what the Kremlin is calling a "special military operation". Today marks the 183rd day of the invasion. A Russian rocket strike on a train station in the town of Chaplyne in eastern Ukraine on 24th August killed 25 people, Ukrainian officials have said. Two boys aged six and 11 are among the dead while 31 people were wounded in the attack, which took place on Ukraine's Independence Day, said officials. The World Health Organization has reported 473 verified attacks on healthcare facilities in Ukraine since the Russian invasion began, killing nearly 100. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on 24th August, said: "Ukraine can and will win this war." The outgoing PM promised Kyiv a GBP-54-million military package that will include 200 drones and loitering munitions. US President Joe Biden has also announced nearly USD 3 billion in new military aid to Ukraine. The UK imported no fuel from Russia in June for the first time since records began 25 years ago. Official data are showing a 97 per cent fall in imports of Russian goods largely driven by sanctions on Moscow in response to the invasion. Ukrainian officials rejected a message of congratulations from Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Ukraine's Independence Day. On his website, the authoritarian leader wished Ukrainians "peaceful skies, tolerance, courage, strength and success in restoring a decent life". President Lukashenko permitted Russian forces to stage part of the invasion of Ukraine from Belarusian territory in February.