At first, the Russian stormtroopers were defeated and retreated, but later the latest equipment, the “Proryv” tank, came to the aid of the occupiers.
However, the Russian tanks hit mines and lost their ability to move.
After that, they were killed by Ukrainian defenders using anti-tank weapons.
Russia claimed in 2020 that it had about 100 tanks of this modification in service.
One Proryv tank costs $4 million.
- At the end of June, the State Border Guard Service published a video showing the destruction of a Russian tank in Donetsk region.
- On July 7, a video from the Bakhmut sector showed soldiers of the 3rd Brigade destroying a Russian T-80 tank with NLAW and Javelin anti-missile systems.
- On July 12, two videos were released showing the destruction of a Russian T-90M “Proryv” tank in the Bakhmut sector.