Another T-90M Proryv main battle tank of the russian invasion forces has been destroyed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The episode that took place near the village of Kurdiumivka in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, was captured on cameras by drones. The russian tank was eliminated by the soldiers of the 28th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Army.
The destruction of this tank, essentially, was performed "in three acts". The video starts with a hit in the rear part of the tank, as noted by the authors, with a suicide drone deployed by Ukrainians. Presumably, the engine was damaged by this initial strike.
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Another T-90M 'Breaktrough' tank destroyed near Kurdyumivka. An FPV drone immobilized it and the crew ran off while a thermobaric grenade a bit later finished the tank off. pic.twitter.com/PQw5sq9fLQ — NOELREPORTS (@NOELreports) July 12, 2023
Having dragged for another few dozen meters, the smoking vehicle stalled, the crew escaped the tank.
After that, another UAV brought some droppable grenades, allegedly of the thermobaric type. Apparently, it aimed to finish off the immobilized tank but it's hard to say whether it actually received any critical damage.
Then, another short footage appeared online showing the same vehicle, now with its turret torn apart. It seems that Ukrainian forces decided to launch another strike to destroy it completely – a reasonable decision so that the russians couldn't return and evacuate the T-90M for repairs.
Earlier Defense Express covered how soldiers of the National Guard of Ukraine "bombed out" a T-90M with improvised explosives. That time around, a more sophisticated drone was deployed for the mission, equipped with a thermal camera. Although it wasn't as severely damaged as a result, it was still put out of order.
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