New Ukrainian drone footage shows Russian tanks and armoured vehicles being

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New Ukrainian drone footage shows Russian tanks and armoured vehicles being destroyed as their column is devastated in yet another ambush

• The ambush took place in Dmytrivka, outside Ukrainian capital of Kyiv
• Multiple Russian tanks and infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed
• The column was decimated as Russian forces beat a retreat from Kyiv
• Kremlin stated it is 'reducing military activity' around Kyiv and Chernihiv
• Nato suspects manoeuvre is 'respositioning' rather than 'withdrawing'

By WALTER FINCH FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 23:05 AEDT, 2 April 2022 | UPDATED: 00:26 AEDT, 3 April 2022

A Ukrainian drone captured what appears to be yet another ambush as a column of Russian armour is decimated, this time outside Kyiv.

Numerous tanks can be seen blowing up under a Ukrainian assault on the outskirts of Dmytrivka.

A follow up video filmed by a person on the ground driving through the aftermath showed wreckages of what are thought to be BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles and T-72 main battle tanks.

The Ukrainians struck as Russian forces beat a retreat from Kyiv and the north of Ukraine, with the Kremlin saying earlier this week it would reduce military activity near the Ukrainian capital and the northern city of Chernihiv.

A UAV captures the moment a tank is hit and destroyed near the Kyiv suburb of Dmytrivka

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A drone captures wreckages of what are thought to be BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles and T-72 main battle tanks

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The Ukrainians struck as Russian forces beat a retreat from Kyiv and the north of Ukraine

More than 30 settlements have been reclaimed with Vladimir Putin's forces retreating up to 25 miles in places.

But officials urged caution, saying the movement is part of Russia's 'tactics' to encircle Ukrainian troops in Donbas and split the country in two.

Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said: 'Russian units are not withdrawing but repositioning.'

Among the towns back under Ukrainian control last night were Hostomel, where Moscow had hoped to gain the airport to ease taking control of Kyiv, Chernihiv in the north, and Chernobyl, where Putin's forces were heading across the border to Belarus.

Another tank explodes in an enormous fireball as Russian forces are ambushed while they withdraw from the Kyiv surroundings

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Footage captures the general devasation of the region around Dmytrivka as the battle rages

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A local person captured the aftermath of the destruction as they drove through the shattered tank wreckages

Early on Saturday, Zelensky warned his people that retreating Russian forces were creating 'a complete disaster' outside the capital as they leave mines across 'the whole territory,' including around homes and corpses.

Zelensky said in his nightly video address to the nation: 'They are mining the whole territory. They are mining homes, mining equipment, even the bodies of people who were killed.

'There are a lot of trip wires, a lot of other dangers.'

He issued the warning as the humanitarian crisis in the encircled city of Mariupol deepened, with Russian forces blocking evacuation operations for the second day in a row.

Meanwhile, the Kremlin accused the Ukrainians of launching a helicopter attack on a fuel depot on Russian soil.

The MoD also gave an update saying a fire destroyed several oil tanks at a depot in the Russian city of Belgorod, which is close to the Ukrainian border.

Zelensky has declined to comment on whether he ordered an attack on the Russian fuel depot. In an interview with FOX News, he said he does not discuss any orders he issues as commander in chief.

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On Thursday, explosions were reported at an ammunition depot in the surrounding area of the city.

The department added: 'The probable loss of fuel and ammunition supplies from these depots will likely add additional short-term strain to Russia's already stretched logistic chains.

'Supplies to Russian forces encircling Kharkiv (60km from Belgorod) may be particularly affected.'

The comments came as the president's forces drove Russia out of dozens of towns around Kyiv and the north in one of the most extraordinary days since the start of the invasion.

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Drone footage shows Russian tanks and armoured vehicles being destroyed in yet another ambush