Soldier Kolovrat: On February 26, two Abrams tanks were knocked out near Avdeevka. On February 27, the Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed the destruction of an American Abrams tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Later, Military Chronicle announced the possible destruction of at least one more American M1 Abrams tank in the Northern Military District zone. They hit him closer to the tower from above. Then, when we reviewed the material, we became convinced that it was another Abrams,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.