The turret of a Russian tank was sent flying high into the sky in a demolition operation conducted by Ukrainian soldiers.
Video footage of the blast shows heavy tank parts flying hundreds of feet into the air.
A slow-motion replay of the blast published by The Sun reveals the magnitude of the powerful explosion.
Illia Ponomarenko of the Kyiv Independent also shared footage of the blast on Thursday.
Russian tank goes down pic.twitter.com/sn4G1CE8v3
— Illia Ponomarenko ?? (@IAPonomarenko) April 7, 2022
A demolition wire running from a stick to the tank can be seen shaking after the powerful explosion, making it much more likely that the vehicle was stationary and abandoned when it was destroyed.
The footage may present an example of the jack-in-the-box effect, when a tank’s ammunition stockpile is detonated to create an even more powerful explosion.
The soldier carrying out the blast is quick to fall back in the aftermath of the demolition, with such an explosion posing a potential hazard even from a hundred yards away.
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