Ukraine has lost two thirds of its US-supplied Abrams M1 main battle tanks in the space of only half a year, Military Watch Magazine has reported.
The US-based "provider of reliable and insightful analysis into military and military related affairs across the world" said in an article on Thursday that, according to its estimates, “close to 20” out of 31 tanks provided to Kiev by Washington have already been destroyed by Russian forces.
The latest Abrams was blown up in Russia’s Kursk Region, Military Watch Magazine said, based on videos uploaded by Russian Telegram channels. And the M1 in question had “a significantly improved” explosive reactive armor, as Ukraine took steps to increase the protection of the US-made tanks, “particularly after they took heavy losses in their first engagements with Russian forces in February-April 2024”, the report read.
However, the Abrams still could not withstand a projectile from a hand-held anti-tank missile system, likely a Kornet, with which it had reportedly been hit, it stressed.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday that, since the start of its incursion into Kursk Region on August 06, Ukraine has already lost more than 5,550 troops and hundreds of units of military equipment, including 71 tanks.
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