Ukrainian paratroopers used an armoured vehicle to try to crush Russian soldiers after claiming to have run out of ammunition during an attack in Kursk.

A US-supplied Stryker infantry carrier with a top speed of 60mph was filmed by drones on Monday chasing Russian troops around a snow-covered field, crushing at least one under its wheels.

Ukrainian troops reported that their 16-ton Stryker – normally equipped with a top-mounted machine gun – had no more ammunition, although one crew member used a rifle to fire at the Russians from its hatch.

The paratroopers did not specify where the incident in Kursk occurred. On Sunday, Ukraine launched a counter-attack with tanks and infantry after months of deadlock in the Russian border region after an initial incursion months ago allowed Kyiv to capture swathes of land.