THIS is the incredible moment a Ukrainian paratrooper emerged from his hiding place and single-handedly obliterated a Russian tank. Drone footage shows the brave soldier unleashing a guided missile onto the T-80 main battle tank from just a few feet away as it drove along a dirt track.

TwitterFootage shows the lone soldier emerge from a row of trees '/ '

TwitterHe then blasts the Russian tank with a guided missile '/ '

TwitterIt triggers a series of explosions as ammo inside detonates '/ ' The fearless soldier stepped out to defend Ukraine despite another Russian tank appearing to point directly at him. Footage shows the armoured vehicle passing a row of trees when suddenly a Ukrainian troop who had been hiding within them steps out. He then shoulders his anti-tank guided missile and blasts it. It strikes the tank instantly \- sending plumes of thick smoke billowing into the air as flames erupt. More on Ukraine

TOUGH TALK Russia warns 'UK is too deep' in war & claims it will share proof of drone blast

KIM WRONG UN North Korea is 'smuggling ammo to Russia to bolster bloodbath in Ukraine' The tank keeps on rolling, but then suffers a series of explosions as ammunition inside detonates \- sending bits of the tank flying across the track. The 95th Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Assault Force, which released the clip, said: ...Every day, the soldiers of the Armed Forces risk their lives, demonstrate courage and heroism, and step by step liberate our land from the Russian invaders. ...Glory to Ukraine! Glory to Air Assault Forces! Together to victory!... Most read in The US Sun SAD END Tragic way Aaron Carter's body was found is revealed after 'crippling relapse' SAD TURN Aaron Carter shared eerie final post just hours before his shocking death at 34 TRAGIC LOSS Aaron Carter, 34, tragically found dead 'in bathtub at his California home' HOO LA LA I'm a Hooters girl - we don't always wear uniforms, sometimes we work in bikinis BLOODY PICTURES Horror pics of blood-soaked tent after Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders 'PROUD MOM' Teen Mom Farrah Abraham's daughter Sophia, 13, looks so grown up in new photo It comes as humiliated Putin continues to suffer major setbacks in Ukraine after arrogantly believing he could sweep in and take the country within days. Ukraine on Sunday claimed Russia had suffered its deadliest day yet on the frontline after almost 1,000 soldiers were killed in just 24 hours. It takes the total number of slaughtered Russian soldiers up to 71,200. Kyiv also claimed to have successfully obliterated 52 armoured personnel vehicles, 13 tanks and one cruise missile on the same day. Last month, the Russian President announced the partial mobilisation of his country, calling up at least 300,000 men. Putin then said he would happily sacrifice 20 million soldiers to ensure he could win in Ukraine and secure his future in the Kremlin. And he is now resorting to desperate measures to try and keep a victory within his grasp. Meanwhile, besieged Russian troops have resorted to eating abandoned zoo animals in war-torn Ukraine, according to locals. Volunteer rescue workers arrived in the liberated village of Yampil on October 10 to discover a zoo littered with the bodies of dead animals. Read More on The Sun

HOME ON WHEELS I live in a camper van…it's cheaper than renting & I don't pay electricity Ten days after the town was freed from Russian occupation, the rescuers found bones and pieces of flesh. It's believed that a bison, a kangaroo, several donkeys, and ostriches were devoured by Putin's starving troops.