Incredible moment Russian tanks are blown to pieces by tracer rounds after being ambushed by Ukrainian battalion

THIS is the incredible moment two Russian tanks are blown to pieces by tracer rounds after being ambushed by a Ukrainian battalion. Drone footage shows Ukrainian defenders dodging a Russian bombardment as they ran through trenches in Donetsk before counterattacking. The incredible moment Russian tanks are blown to pieces by tracer roundsNot known, clear with picture desk The tanks were blown up on the outskirts of MariupolNot known, clear with picture desk AFPRussia has suffered heavy losses in the conflict[/caption] The clip, shared online, claims to show two Russian tanks driving along a residential road on the outskirts of Mariupol – which is experiencing one of the worst sieges since WWII. Moments later, the enemy tanks are hit with two tracer rounds, which explode upon impact. As the tanks attempt to flee, they’re hit again in a second volley of shots. Troops from the Azov Battalion unleash more rounds into the flaming targets in what appears to be an attempt to ensure the heavy machinery is destroyed. It comes as Russia completed a pull out of 24,000 troops from Kyiv and Chernihiv in preparation for an major offensive in the country’s east. MORE ON WAR IN UKRAINE 'SIGNIFICANT LOSSES' Haunting clip shows pics of 55 Russian soldiers from regiment lined up Residents in Donetsk, Luhanks, Kharkiv and Mariupol are being told it is their “last chance” to flee before a new bombardment. Mariupol remains under siege with 170,000 still trapped inside and where civilians deaths are said to have risen to 5,000, including 210 children. It comes as the war in Ukraine has arrived at a “very precarious point” and that Russians are regrouping for an “overwhelming final attack”, the Chief of the Air Staff has warned. Sir Mike Wigston insisted the conflict is “far from over” but the next few weeks could be a turning point for the battered nation as Putin’s troops pull back and prepare for their next bloody onslaught. Most read in The Sun TRAGIC CRASH Newlywed dad dead and bride fighting for life weeks after they tied the knot PRI-MANIA First look at Primark's new website with THOUSANDS of items to browse MALIBOOBS Jesy Nelson wows in a bikini as she poses with pals on the beach in Malibu JADE'S BOY Jade Goody’s son Bobby reveals heartbreaking reason why he doesn’t miss her AFTER SHOCK Warning to anyone who's had Covid in last 6 months over new deadly side-effect FILL YER BOATS! Brazen crooks siphon off £250,000 of diesel from Royal Navy warship Speaking to The Sun alongside British RAF personnel heading to Romania for a string of gruelling NATO drills, the UK’s top air chief promised the UK “will be ready” to play our part to help turn the tide. And he admitted it would be “logistically possible” for Britain to send armoured tanks or other machinery to Ukraine if Boris Johnson gives it the green light. Yesterday the PM said he is “certainly looking at what more military assistance we can give” as Nato allies considered how to bolster Ukraine’s resistance. The air chief insisted that the conflict was the biggest realignment of geopolitics since the end of World War II – and European, Russian and world relations would never be the same again. He said: “These are historic shifts in the geopolitics of Europe – and we are living through it now. “The geopolitics of Europe have now changed as fundamentally as they did in 1945.” Read More on The Sun 'ANIMAL' Sabina's parents blast killer as 'ANIMAL' as he cowers in cell afraid to face them CABIN FEVER Katie Price & ex Kris spotted at same £500-a-night cabins after Carl split But he repeated warnings that there are “very good reasons” why NATO allies should resist calls for a no-fly zone over Ukraine as President Zelensky has repeatedly begged the West for. It would put us in an “uncontrolled escalation” with the potential for a direct conflict with Russia – and British lives on the line – he said. EPABritain’s Chief of the Air Staff said the was was at a ‘very precarious point’[/caption] AFPA woman gestures past a shell crater and destroyed houses in the outskirts of Kyiv[/caption]