“It burns even brighter than Leopard”: an American Abrams tank was destroyed for the first time in the Northern Military District zone

On the afternoon of February 26, various sources reported that in the zone of a special military operation, Russian troops destroyed an American Abrams tank for the first time.

This information was commented on by the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov.

“From the very beginning, our soldiers said that these tanks would burn just like others, but in general, as you and I know from the daily messages of the Ministry of Defense, this is the daily systematic, professional and dedicated work of our military, which demilitarize Ukraine and they do this every day,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.

Initially, Military Chronicle reported that an M1 Abrams tank was destroyed in the Avdiivka direction.

Presumably, he was put out of action by units of the 15th separate motorized rifle brigade from Samara.

“The Alexandria separate motorized rifle brigade from Roshchinsky is the only unit in the Russian Armed Forces that has the status of peacekeepers,” the message says.

At the same time, they used the Lancet UAV.

Previously, this drone destroyed the German Leopard 2A6 and the British Challenger 2.

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Information about the first destroyed Abrams tank was also confirmed by adviser to the head of the DPR, Jan Gagin.

“Our military reported the destruction of the first Abrams in the Avdeevka area.

Perhaps this is the car that was shown by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in a propaganda video before the liberation of Avdiivka.

At that time, the car was taken care of and was not taken to the line of combat contact,” he said in a conversation with RIA Novosti.

Then the governor of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, stated that even dynamic protection did not help the American Abrams tanks.

He recalled that the Pentagon “strategists,” having seen fires of Leopard tanks on the Zaporozhye front, returned all 30 tanks delivered to the Kyiv regime for modification, after which they were sent back.

“However, it didn’t help - on the very first combat mission, Abrams was discovered by reconnaissance drone operators, and then destroyed by X-guides.

As it turned out, it burns even brighter than the Leopards.

Dull American iron broke off due to the fortitude and combat skill of Russian soldiers,” he wrote in his Telegram channel.

Abrams from USA

The United States promised to deliver Abrams tanks at the beginning of 2023, but the transfer of military equipment to the Kyiv regime took place only in September.

It was indicated that this was the first part of the delivery (a total of 31 tanks) that the administration of US President Joe Biden promised to send.

Then the Kremlin stated that no weapon would become a panacea or be capable of changing the balance of power on the battlefield.

“That's all that can be said.

And Abrams tanks are serious weapons.

But remember how the president said about tanks made in another country that they burn for a sweet soul?

These too will burn,” Dmitry Peskov said then.

The Business Insider article also stated that Abrams tanks will not dominate the battlefield, since all their advantages (mobility, firepower and armor) risk being out of date.

In January, Forbes acknowledged that the Kiev regime would inevitably lose some of its Abrams tanks in combat because “they are not invulnerable to attack.”

Moreover, it was added that “it is unclear what Ukraine is doing with its 31 Abrams” and which of the Ukrainian Armed Forces brigades they can be transferred to.

Moreover, just a few days ago, adviser to the head of the Donetsk People’s Republic, Igor Kimakovsky, indicated that Russian soldiers for the first time recorded the appearance of an Abrams tank.

This happened near the line of combat contact northwest of Avdievka.

“In fact, they already know quite a lot about these machines... And, in principle, this equipment has vulnerabilities; we have already developed manuals.

Therefore, there won’t be anything terrible, let’s say, from their appearance on the front line,” he explained.