A Russian man rammed an armoured personnel carrier into a shop window before climbing through the rubble to steal a single bottle of wine.

The man stole the vehicle from a privately-run motorsport training ground, drove it through a forest and into Apatity, a small town just south of the Arctic circle, local news agency Hibinform said.

Struggling to turn around in a narrow street, the man, whom witnesses described as being drunk, slammed the tank into the window of a convenience store, the news agency said.

The man was arrested in possession of a stolen bottle of wine, Hibinform news agency said. ( Reuters: Hibinform.Ru )

He also crushed a car parked nearby, images showed.

Footage shared on social media showed the man climbing out of a hatch, briefly inspecting the damage, and climbing into the shop through the broken window.

He was later arrested in possession of a stolen bottle of wine, Hibinform said.

The shop was not licensed to sell alcohol that early in the morning, the agency added.

Vision shared on social media shows the tank ramming into the back of a car. ( Reuters: Hibinform.Ru )

Witnesses visible in the footage did not seemed particularly disturbed by the incident.

The man, in his late twenties, did not resist arrest, RIA news agency reported.

Reuters