The stricken VBIED was then seemingly hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, causing an even larger explosion than the first.Ī Russian tank commander, call sign “Bernaul”, said he was responsible for the improvised attack. With the tank seemingly disabled, unsteady drone footage, shot from the direction of the Russian line, appeared to show the movement of Ukrainian troops in the trees. In a post on the Telegram messaging app, the ministry said the tank, which could date back to the 1940s, was packed with “about 3.5 tons of TNT and 5 FAB-100 bombs”.īut footage shared on social media appeared to show that the tank was destroyed before it reached its target of Ukrainian troops nestled in a tree line.Īs it approached, an explosion and a puff of black smoke engulfed the suicide tank from below, suggesting it had run into a landmine. The country’s defence ministry claimed the remote-controlled vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) destroyed a Ukrainian stronghold in the area. ![]() Russian troops sent a Soviet-era “kamikaze” tank loaded with dynamite to the Ukrainian force’s line in the eastern Donetsk region, in what appeared to be a new battlefield tactic.
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