A composite image showing four apparent Javelin strikes on Russian tanks in Marinka, Donetsk Oblast, shared February 28 2023. The four images show bursts of smoke and flame against a background of fields.
Images of purported missile strikes in Marinka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, shared on Tuesday.
  • Ukraine's defense ministry says eight Russian armored vehicles lie smoldering thanks to one soldier.
  • Ukraine says the soldier took out five tanks and three other vehicles in a single day in Donetsk.
  • A social-media post about the apparent feat included praise for US-provided Javelin missiles.

Equipped with US-provided Javelin missiles, one Ukrainian soldier took out five Russian tanks in a single day, Ukrainian authorities say.