The video, posted on Twitter, seemingly shows images of a group of Ukrainian soldiers making a safe escape as a Russian missile falls from the sky and strikes only a few metres away from a Ukrainian campsite. The lucky Ukrainian soldiers fall to the ground in response to the attack, and heavy smoke and fire are seen coming out from the explosion point close to the campsite.
Heavy smoke and flames are seen coming out from the explosion site, only a few metres away from the Ukrainian base.
Below the video posted on Twitter, user Mark Nisbet shared a picture that captured the exact moment the Russian missile was about to strike the ground.
In the caption above the image and referring to the size of the weapon, he commented: “That was one hell of a missile!”.
The video comes after President Zelensky announced that Ukrainian forces have recaptured villages from Russian troops north and northeast of Kharkiv.
Kharkiv represents Ukraine’s second-largest city and has been under continual bombardment since the beginning of the invasion.
Following the successful counteroffensive, President Zelensky said: “ The Armed Forces of our state provided us all with good news from the Kharkiv region.
“The occupiers are gradually being pushed away from Kharkiv.
“I’m grateful to all our defenders who are holding the line and demonstrating truly superhuman strength to drive out the army of invaders.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, speaking to French University Sciences Po, said the war with Russia would have been prevented if his country had been member of Nato beforehand.
“If Ukraine had been part of Nato before the war, there would have been no war”, Zelenskiy told students via videolink.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said the risk of seeing Ukraine become member of Nato warranted the invasion of its neighbour that started more than two months ago.