Russian President Vladimir Putin said that since June 4, the Russian army has destroyed 311 tanks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU), of which at least a third are Western-made equipment, including German Leopard tanks. He announced this on the broadcast of the TV channel. “Russia 24”.
“From June 4 alone until yesterday evening, 311 tanks were destroyed, and I think a significant part of them, at least a third of them, is Western-made. [техника]Including Leopard,” said Putin.
Formerly Military Watch Magazine WroteHe said that the Ukrainian army had to withdraw German Leopard 2 tanks from the front line due to large-scale losses and also to save them for a more significant offensive. According to the magazine, tank crews made the switch to Soviet T-64s and T-72s, which had proven to be the backbone of armored units in previous operations.
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