This is the moment Russian forces purportedly fire a powerful salvo from an Uragan multiple launch rocket system at Ukrainian positions before drone footage confirmed the strike.

The attack took place in Vovchansk, a city in the Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine, on Friday, 26th September.

Footage shows the rocket battery being deployed into firing position.

The launch system fires 220-millimetre rockets in rapid succession over a distance of more than 30 kilometres (18 miles).

Drone operators monitor the strike from above and adjust fire onto the target.

The footage then shows explosions on the ground and smoke rising from the impact site.

The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed that the attack destroyed a Ukrainian stronghold, military equipment, and personnel.

Officials added that monitoring confirmed the destruction of an armoured vehicle, including a Canadian-built Senator and an American-made Humvee.

They said artillery crews continue to carry out missions around the clock using different types of munitions.

The claims could not be independently verified.

(Mike Leidig / newsX)