Russia's forces lost a convoy of at least seven vehicles in a strike, according to a Ukrainian brigade, which posted a video that it said shows the attack.

Ukraine's 79th Independent Airborne Assault Brigade posted on its Telegram channel a clip it said showed a Russian convoy being targeted in the area of Novomykhailivka, in the occupied Donetsk region. In March, the Ukrainian forces' commander in chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, praised the brigade for its efforts in repelling Russian attacks on the same village.

On Sunday, the brigade described on its channel how "a real portal to hell was opened by the occupiers" as Ukraine's troops "destroyed seven infantry fighting vehicles," according to a translation. The 62-second video, set to the song "I Am the Fire" by Ghost Monroe, showed from different angles aerial view of tanks being hit and exploding at different times of the day.

A Russian convoy near Novomykhailivka (Kurakhove area) of the frontlines was burned down by the Defenders from the 79th Independent Airborne Assault Brigade. 

Powerful footage: several  IFVs were burned down in a small area, one vehicle continues to move with dead russian… pic.twitter.com/EE2aGUZ2bC

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) July 1, 2024

The post said that the forces had conducted a coordinated attack by drone operators, anti-tank gunners and sappers, "who have placed mines exactly where they need them."

"Some of the Russians turned out to be amazingly tenacious and were able to take shelter in one of the houses," the post said, "but Ukrainian aviation that supports us did not give the invaders a single chance. Right on target!"

Ukrainian internal affairs adviser Anton Gerashchenko shared the video on his X (formerly Twitter) account. He wrote: "Powerful footage: several IFVs [infantry fighting vehicles] were burned down in a small area, one vehicle continues to move with dead Russian soldiers right on its armor."

His post went on: "During the failed assault, the enemy lost 7 IFVs with infantry."

Newsweek has contacted the Russian Defense Ministry by email for comment on the unverified video.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russian troop losses are six times higher than Ukraine's, a ratio that has increased over the course of the war. He told The Philadelphia Inquirer that while Russian forces "have much more people...we care for our people more."

The latest figures from Ukraine's General Staff of the Armed Forces, as of Monday, put Russian casualties at 543,810 troops since the start of the war, after losses of 1,110 the previous day. Ukraine's figures include those both killed and injured. Other estimates are lower.

Drawing on publicly available sources, Mediazona, a Russian independent media outlet, and BBC News Russian have confirmed the names of 56,858 Russian soldiers who have been killed in the war, although they estimate the actual number to be much higher.