THIS is the heart-stopping moment a daring Ukrainian raid kills over 330 Russian troops.

Valiant Ukrainian fighters swooped in behind enemy lines in helicopters before launching a targeted attack using dragon drones, assault rifles, machine guns and grenade launchers.

Kyiv’s defence intelligence (HUR) pulled off the calculated strikes as they battled back against a Russian advance in Sumy.

The HUR said they stopped Vladimir Putin’s troops “cold” when troops from its elite Timur unit infiltrated enemy positions in a woodland area.

Hundreds of Vlad’s men were caught off guard as close-quarter fighting erupted alongside co-ordinated drone and artillery strikes from above.

Dramatic footage shows how Ukraine pounded Russians lurking behind trees with strikes as huge explosions and screams ring out.

Troops in Timur then rushed into the battlefield in open-top trucks as they chucked drones from their hands at the cowering enemy.

Ukrainian “dragon drones” were also on show during the blitz as they spitted out a fiery stream of thermite onto the Russian-held treeline.

The drone left behind a trail of fire as it spewed out sparks believed to contain thermite, which is made up of iron oxide and aluminium.

Thermite weapons have been favoured by Ukrainian drone operators as the scorching hot molten iron that burns at 2,500 degrees can kick-start fires and destroy Russian weapons and expose their positions.

At least 334 Russian troops were killed and over 550 wounded, according to HUR.

Audio from the daring mission picked up the soldiers signing off the video by saying: “The armed struggle continues! Glory to Ukraine!”

The attacks were carried out by several forces within Ukraine’s brave military.

These included the Chymera, Yunger, Stugna, Siberian Battalion, Aratta, 1514, Paragon, Art Division, First Line, Raven Group, and 6th Special Operations Unit.

HUR said the operations not only halted Russia’s Sumy advance and eliminated hundreds of troops but also disrupted Russian supplies of food and ammunition.

No indication of the date or exact location of the blitz has been given yet.

But Severnnyi, a Russian military blogger, announced on Monday that Moscow’s forces had been surrounded in the Oleksiivka area.

He said: “They have us trapped. Water on three sides, and Ukrainians on the fourth.”

It is unclear if this is the same attack by Timur forces.

The elite unit is an umbrella command within HUR who are in charge of a number of specialised Ukrainian forces.

The group is named after leader Lieutenant-Colonel Timur.

He became a hero in his home country after planting a Ukrainian flag in Crimea for the first time in 10 years during a special operation in August 2024.

It comes as the conflict in Ukraine continues to escalate with the death toll on both sides increasing.

Over 1,059,000 Russian fighters have been eliminated since February 2022, say Ukraine.

With Ukrainian civilians being targeted in deadly missile barrages almost every night across the country’s major cities – including Kyiv.

Donald Trump is now set to “go ballistic” if Putin doesn’t agree to a last-minute peace deal this week to finally end the fighting.

Us special envoy Steve Witkoff landed in Moscow earlier today for a showdown two days before the expiry of a deadline set by Trump and the threat of a new sledgehammer sanctions.

A source close to the US administration told the Financial Times: “If Witkoff comes back empty-handed, with absolutely nothing, Trump is going to go ballistic.”

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has previously warned: “Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war.”

It comes a day after Russia declared there are now “no limits” on its deployment of nuclear missiles.

In a warning to the West, Moscow vowed to match any US and Nato moves with force – reigniting fears of a Cold War-style arms race.

Meanwhile, Trump ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned near Russia in case “foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that”.