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Russian troops have successfully destroyed a war machine sent to Ukrainian forces from Europe, as Kiev been heavily reliant on military and financial aid from Western countries.
A Russian anti-tank solider was recently awarded 700,000 rubles for destroying the first Leopard 1A5 main battle tank (MBT) in the course of the "special military operation" in the Kupyansk area, the Russian defense ministry told state media outlet Tass.
To avoid losing too many tanks too fast, the 44th Brigade and other Ukrainian Leopard 1A5 operators should fight from concealment and move under the cover of darkness.
The tankers AFP spoke with seemed to be happy with their Leopard 1A5s. This despite the 40-ton tanks being the least-armored tanks in Russia’s wider war on Ukraine.
But Ukraine’s main problems are threefold: artillery ammunition, mine-reconnaissance and battlefield leadership.