Drone footage has emerged which shows two Russian soldiers carrying a bath they appear to have stolen from someone's home.
The video shows the pair carrying the bathtub across muddy ground away from what appears to be a Russian military truck parked next to a warehouse while their colleagues are seen carrying a chair.
Images were obtained from the Office of Strategic Communications (StratCom) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine today.
The pictures were distributed by Anton Herashchenko, 43, an official adviser to the Ukrainian government and a former Deputy Minister at the Ukrainian Ministry of internal affairs, along with a statement.
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Newsflash)It said: "The special operation is going according to plan: they stole the washers, took a raccoon and now they stole a bath for their swamp."
He added that the footage shows how the "Russian marauders" have "no analogues in any army in the world".
Since the beginning of their invasion of Ukraine, Russian soldiers have been filmed stealing all sorts of items from people's homes, including washing machines.
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what the Kremlin is still calling a "special military operation" as today marked the 287th day of the war.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that between February 24 and December 7, Russia had lost about 92,740 personnel, 2,935 tanks, 5,909 armoured combat vehicles, 1,923 artillery units and 395 multiple launch rocket systems.
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Newsflash)It also said 211 air defence systems, 281 warplanes, 264 helicopters, 1,601 drones, 592 cruise missiles, 16 warships, 4,526 motor vehicles and fuel tankers, and 163 units of special equipment had been lost.
Russia has claimed its casualties have been much lower, but infrequent updates are provided on its latest figures.
Roman Starovoyt, governor of the Russian region of Kursk Oblast, has said a drone attack has set fire to an oil storage tank at an airfield some 280 kilometres (175 miles) from the Ukrainian border.
The attack comes a day after two military airfields were also reportedly attacked deep inside Russia's territory.
One of the weapons reportedly hit the Engels airfield in the Saratov region, which is where Russia houses some of its strategic nuclear bombers.
Kyiv has not directly claimed responsibility for the attacks and the US said yesterday it it had not "enabled" Ukraine to carry out strikes inside Russia.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said: "We have neither encouraged nor enabled the Ukrainians to strike inside of Russia."
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Newsflash)Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly convened his Security Council following the alleged drone strikes.
The Kremlin has said that Putin has met senior officials to discuss "domestic security" and Moscow was taking "necessary" steps to protect itself from further attacks.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said he agrees with Blinkenthere needs to be peace in Ukraine, but added Russia does not see peace talks as a possible option "at the moment".
For peace talks to be able to take place, Peskov said Russia would first need to achieve the goals of its "special military operation".
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine has requested regional authorities suspend non-essential surgeries at the country's hospitals due to the ongoing power blackouts caused by waves of Russian missile strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
EU officials have said they will make sure Ukraine gets 18 billion euros in financial aid.
The move comes after Hungary said it would block the funds from being released and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was also accused of "holding hostage" funds bound for Ukraine's hospitals.
Orban's government has been accused of "cynical obstructionism" after Hungary said on Tuesday it would block the 18 billion euros in aid.
