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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


On Wednesday, Russia said its forces had destroyed a U.S.-made Abrams tank operated by Ukraine close to the captured eastern city of Avdiivka, which Moscow has controlled since mid-February.

Moscow claimed it knocked out a first Abrams tank in late February, and said on Monday that it had taken out a second one during clashes around villages west of Avdiivka.

Analysts say the handful of tanks are a boost to Ukraine's stocks, but they came in too small a quantity to make a real difference to Kyiv's war effort.

Fighters deployed around Avdiivka earlier this year told Newsweek that Russian armored vehicle crews were "afraid" to launch operations "when they know that a Bradley will be against them."

On Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said it destroyed a Ukrainian Bradley infantry fighting vehicle on the eastern frontlines around Avdiivka.

Videos shared by open-source intelligence accounts in recent days also appear to show an Abrams tank in flames.


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