Images of the destruction of the first M1 Abrams tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in February 2024 were leaked online. They were published telegram channel Puree.
The tank was hit by a kamikaze drone attack on the rear section where the ammunition was located. As a result of the explosion, the entire crew, except the tank driver-mechanic, was seriously injured and the vehicle itself was destroyed.
Before that Beregini hackers published Ukrainian Armed Forces reported the loss of three Abrams tanks in one week.
“We decided not only to say, but also to show documents confirming this from the 47th separate mechanized brigade,” the hacker group said.
The 47th Brigade is the only brigade in the Ukrainian army to operate Abrams. They replaced the German Leopards with American tanks. Abrams was in the middle of the fighting near Avdeevka.
As can be seen from the documents published by the hackers, on February 25 the 25th separate assault battalion of the brigade (it was the last battalion to leave Avdievka) received two Abrams tanks with crews and full ammunition. The following week the battalion lost three M1 tanks (it probably already had a third).
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