a us jet destroyed a russian-made t-72 battle tank in 'self-defense' in syria

a us jet destroyed a russian-made t-72 battle tank in

It’s not possible to geolocate the incident but the Mariinka area of Donetsk has seen heavy fighting since the Russian invasion began.ĬNN has reached out to Ukrainian authorities about the incident. Unfortunately, he didn’t make it, blown up by a mine,” he wrote.

“Sending an unmanned kamikaze tank filled with 6 tons of TNT to Ukrainian positions in Mariinka. Osvedomitel said the tank hit a mine before reaching its target. On Sunday, a prominent Russian war blogger, “Voennyi Osvedomitel,” shared a video from the pro-Russia “Romanov” channel of drone footage that shows the tank detonating. A moment before the tank explodes, there appears to be a flash coming from Ukrainian positions, which may have been an attempt to destroy the tank. There is then a huge explosion, but it’s unclear why. The tank had been maneuvering with coordinated indirect fire on a defensive position occupied by Syrian. The nationalities of the fatalities remains unclear. “The explosion was very serious, there were a lot of explosives … as a result, according to radio intercept data, the enemy suffered significant losses,” he added.ĭrone video shows the tank static after apparently hitting a mine close to Ukrainian lines. According to Business Insider, US officials confirmed the incident this week, saying the Air Force jet destroyed a Russian T-72 tank near Al Tabiyeh, Syria killing three crew members. Drone video shows the tank static after apparently hitting a mine close to Ukrainian lines.

A us jet destroyed a russian-made t-72 battle tank in 'self-defense' in syria