AdvertisementRussia says that a US-made Abrams tank fell in Ukraine after it was picked up by a threat that has been a hassle for ground forces throughout the war.
On Monday, photos and videos surfaced on social media of what appeared to be a damaged, burning Abrams tank.
And numerous Soviet-era tanks on both sides of the war, as well as more modern Russian tanks, have also fallen to drones.
AdvertisementThe American-made M1 Abrams was considered by experts and officials to be the strongest, most durable tank Ukraine had received from the West.
Russia's claimed kill of an M1 Abrams tank comes just days after Ukraine published what it said was the first video of an Abrams tank in action.
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