A fifth US-made Abrams tank has been destroyed in the special military operation in the vicinity of Avdeyevka, the Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed on Thursday.
"The enemy has lost up to 95 servicemen, three tanks, including one US-made Abrams, two infantry fighting vehicles, nine cars, as well as two US-made M777 howitzers and two D-30 guns," the ministry said.
They clarified that in the Avdeyevka region, units of Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr improved their position on the front line and repelled seven counterattacks by assault groups of the 47th, 53rd, and 59th Mechanized Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Tonenkoye, Berdychi, and Pervomaiskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Earlier in the day, Oryol region Governor Andrey Klychkov announced that members of the Special Purpose Guards Brigade had destroyed a US-made Abrams tank during an advance of Battlegroup Tsentr forces near Berdychi in the Avdeyevka area.
The video accompanying Klychkov's message shows the tank being destroyed by a drone flying towards it.
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced on March 20 that four Abrams tanks had been destroyed by Russian military personnel of the Eastern Military District since the beginning of the year.
The Russian Defense Ministry also reported that Ukraine has lost more than 370 soldiers in the Donetsk direction and up to 145 soldiers in the South Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours. The Russian troops also "took more advantageous positions" in the Donetsk direction, the ministry said in a statement.
Russian Governor Reveals How US Abrams Tank Was Knocked Out Near Avdeyevka
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced on March 20 that the Russian military had successfully destroyed four Abrams tanks since the start of 2024.
❗️Another American Abrams tank was destroyed near Avdeyevka, according to reports on Russian social media. pic.twitter.com/2hCnffwKcS
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The special forces brigade shot down an American Abrams tank near Avdeyevka during the course of an offensive, Andrei Klychkov, governor of the Oryol region that regularly assists the military, said on his Telegram channel.
"Since the first days of the special operation, we have been interacting (with Russian forces), including fighters of the special purpose brigades. We have recently visited the Third Guards Brigade and presented them with an armored vehicle. Today, they once again distinguished themselves at the front, shooting down an American Abrams (tank) near Avdeyevka," the governor wrote.
Klychkov confirmed that the American tank was knocked out near the town of Berdychi during the ongoing offensive by Battlegroup Tsentr. He mentioned that the servicemen shared a video showing the tank's destruction, and he commended them for their success.
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