Russia suffers an embarrassing setback in the Ukraine war: two tanks are badly damaged by their own mines. Ukrainian troops strike.
Kharkiv – By an unfortunate oversight, Russian troops are said to have damaged two of their tanks so badly with their own mines that they became easy targets for a Ukrainian unit on the ground. The incident occurred near the eastern city of Kharkiv, the soldiers report. Such incidents are not uncommon in the Ukraine conflict. Just recently Russian intelligence shot down its own fighter jet over Ukraine.
Russia has a mishap and destroys two of its own tanks – Ukrainian soldiers take advantage of the situation
A group of Ukrainian soldiers who call themselves “Peaky Blinders” on Telegram and YouTube reported the incident. They share their experiences from the everyday life of soldiers in the Ukraine war and the fighting for Kharkiv on social media. “A T90 main battle tank and a brand new 3M infantry fighting vehicle exploded on anti-tank mines, all by themselves,” the group said on Telegram on Tuesday (October 3), posting photos of the incident. While a T90 tank drove over a minefield and was heavily damaged by the explosion of several mines, the 3M armored personnel carrier only triggered one mine and lost one of its tracks. Both types of tanks are manufactured in Russia.
This caused annoying damage to Russia, but it can generally be repaired quickly. “After such damage can [ein Panzer] repaired without any problems,” the statement continued. But in this case it shouldn’t come to that. A Ukrainian unit was quickly on site and took advantage of the situation to finally destroy the tanks: “The fighters from the Sharp Hats group did a great job and the tank lost its turret.”
Russia’s tanks destroyed by their own mines in the Ukraine war: “Happens very often”
The informants did not specify when exactly the incident took place. The information has not yet been independently confirmed. Photos released by the force only show aerial shots of two different tanks. While one of them only looks damaged, the other is completely destroyed. The soldiers announced that they would soon release a video of the successful mission.
In connection with the destruction of the Russian tanks, the soldiers made it clear that such mishaps happen again and again – and not just on the Russian side. “This happens very often, and unfortunately on both sides,” the force admits. Since the start of the Ukrainian offensive in June, both sides have repeatedly fought fiercely and suffered numerous losses.
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