A Russian attack helicopter has been blasted out of the sky by brave Ukrainian forces before exploding into a ball of flames in a field.
Incredible footage captured the moment one of Vladimir Putin's helicopters was blown to pieces as the Ukrainians continue to try to hold off Russia's invasion.
The video shows the helicopter flying through the sky before a missile with a trail of smoke behind it is seen careering towards it. It then bursts into a ball of flames before crashing into a field.
Some have speculated the helicopter is a Kamov Ka-50 "Black Shark", also known as "Werewolf" — a Russian single-seat attack helicopter. It is described as being "a high-performance combat helicopter with day and night capability, high survivability and fire power to defeat air targets and heavily armoured tanks armed with air defence weapons".
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While others have said it is in fact a Mi-24 — a large helicopter gunship, attack helicopter that is produced by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and has been operated since 1972 by the Soviet Air Force.
The official Facebook page of the Strategic Communications Department of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the hit in a post this morning.
A message with a raised fist emoji reads: "An hour ago, another helicopter of the aggressor country's Armed Forces was shot down. Thanks to the aerial reconnaissance video for this operational video! Glory to Ukraine!"
The video has been shared on Twitter with many people revelling in the demise of one of Putin's aircraft.
Thomas van Linge wrote: " #Ukraine incredible footage from the battlefield. A Ukrainian missile knocks a Russian attack helicopter out of the sky, smashing it into the ground in a second."
While Militant Patriot said: "Incredible footage of a Russian attack helicopter being shot down by a shoulder fired missile."
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky recently attacked Nato leaders over their refusal to implement a no-fly zone over the country.
In a fiery and emotional speech, he said: "All the people who die from this day forward will also die because of you, because of your weakness, because of your lack of unity."
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has entered a tenth day Moscow's forces continue to heavily shell many cities, including the capital Kyiv, port city Mariupol and Chernihiv.
Putin's Russian forces captured their first sizeable Ukrainian city, Kherson, earlier this week. Some 1.3 million Ukrainians have fleed the country since the start of the invasion, the United Nations refugee agency has said.
