Ukraine launched the `giant mobile bomb` tactic, threatening Russian defense lines

(Dan Tri) – The Ukrainian army has sought to turn the situation against Russia by using `suicide tanks` tactics on the battlefield.

Tanks open fire during a tactical exercise at a shooting range in Kharkov, Ukraine in 2016 (Photo: Reuters).

A spokesman for Ukraine’s 128th Mountain Assault Brigade said the unit used a new tactic to deal with Russian forces in Zaporizhia province.

Yaroslav Halas, a member of the brigade, described how the unit dealt a heavy blow to Russian forces thanks to the bravery of one soldier using a suicide tank.

Vasyl Dudynets, a soldier of the brigade, volunteered for the mission of driving a tank filled with explosives towards Russian defense forces in the Zaporizhia region.

Initially, Ukrainian soldiers will fill every space inside the tank with explosives and artillery shells.

When asked about the dangerous mission, Dudynets said: `Of course, I am fully aware that I may never return. I will die immediately if the tank is hit by enemy fire and explodes.`

`Everything will be clear later, I can only live or die. In normal battles, I can become disabled, then my wife and children have to take care of me in a wheelchair, but with this mission,

Dudynets said he joined the army to fight Russia and is doing his duty so the war can `end as soon as possible and we can go home and raise our children`.

According to the media team of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, the explosion from the tank was so powerful that Russian forces have not `disturbed` the Ukrainian unit since then.

Although the impact of the explosion was significant, the British Ministry of Defense said many tanks were destroyed before they could get close enough to cause damage to the enemy.

Brigade 128 said it used captured Russian T-62 tanks when Russia withdrew from the city of Kherson last year.