A Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jet targeted a Russian battalion command post in a high-precision strike in the Donetsk region, a video appears to show.

The strike by the Ukrainian Air Force destroyed the battalion command post and a group of drone operators in the city of Novohrodivka in Donetsk, said the Sonyashnyk Telegram channel, which is associated with the Ukrainian military.

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Why It Matters

There has been fierce fighting in Donetsk as Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to gain control of the partially occupied region in its entirety. Both Ukraine and Russia are vying for battlefield victories as President Donald Trump attempts to broker peace talks in the conflict.

What To Know

The Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jet used a high-precision Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)-guided aerial bomb to strike the Russian battalion command post and a drone operators, the Sonyashnyk Telegram channel said.

The JDAM is a guidance kit that converts existing unguided bombs into precision-guided “smart” munitions, and improves the accuracy of unguided bombs, according to the U.S. Navy.

It published a 12-second video of the strike, as it hit its target, causing huge explosion and clouds of smoke to rise into the air. It also shows the aftermath of the attack—a destroyed building and rubble strewed across the ground.

“Aviation continues to operate across all fronts, Su-27 destroys battalion command post and a group of UAVs in Novohrodivka,” the Telegram channel said.

“The JDAM doesn’t wait for negotiations—it simply splits the occupiers into atoms. Reports suggest several noncommissioned officers and UAV operators went missing following the strike.”

There are mounting obstacles to Trump’s efforts to end the conflict, as Putin appears to be conditioning Russian society for a prolonged war in Ukraine—and possible future confrontations with the West.

In a documentary published on state TV channel Russia-1 by Kremlin journalist Pavel Zarubin, Putin appeared to be trying to “convince the Russian domestic audience that Russia cannot negotiate with the West and needs to continue the war,” the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its latest analysis of the conflict in Ukraine on Sunday.

“Putin’s statements throughout the documentary indicate that Putin likely does not intend to slow offensive operations or transition to defensive operations in Ukraine and instead is attempting to ideologically prepare domestic Russian society for a long war,” the think tank said.

What People Are Saying

U.S. President Donald Trump told NBC’s Meet the Press in an interview with host Kristen Welker that aired Sunday: “I do believe we’re closer with one party. And maybe not as close with the other, but we’ll have to see. Five thousand soldiers a week, on average, are dying. They’re not American soldiers. But I want to solve the problem.

“There’s tremendous hatred. Just so you understand, Kristen, we’re talking tremendous hatred between these two men [Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky] and between, you know, some of the soldiers, frankly, between the generals; they’ve been fighting hard for three years. I think we have a very good chance of doing it.”

What Happens Next

Trump has said the U.S. could abandon peace talks with Ukraine and Russia if the two countries can’t progress toward ending the conflict.