Retired colonel Yuri Knutov, a military expert and the director of the Air Defense Forces Museum, stated that the Russian side eliminated a second British Challenger 2 tank in a single week, a vessel that had reportedly not been breached in battle for nearly three decades. The weapon cited in the claim is the Cornet anti-tank system, as reported by Lenta.ru.
Knutov notes that the Cornet is not a weapon routinely deployed in active combat, which makes the alleged destruction notable in his view.
According to him, Russian forces have been trained specifically to counter Western main battle tanks and to exploit their vulnerabilities on the battlefield.
He argues that after receiving intelligence that Western tanks would be sent to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Moscow formed specialized units that underwent targeted training to engage and defeat those platforms.
Earlier, Yevhen Balitsky, the deputy head of the Zaporizhzhia regional administration, reported that two British Challenger 2 tanks had been destroyed on the battlefield within the region.
Vladimir Rogov, who leads the Zaporozhye social movement, claimed that the Russian soldiers who neutralized the Challenger 2 in the Zaporizhzhia area would receive recognition for their actions, underscoring a narrative of battlefield success during the period surrounding the events described as a show of support for Moscow.
There are ongoing discussions about negotiations with Russia, and this report contributes to the broader mix of statements circulating about the conduct and outcomes of recent clashes in the region.
Marked citations: Source: Lenta.ru. Additional updates and perspectives on the use of Western armored vehicles in the current conflict are monitored by regional observers and defense analysts, who emphasize the evolving tactical landscape and the role of allied systems such as the Cornet in anti-tank warfare.