Two different videos showing the elimination of two russian main battle tanks are notable among the dozens of videos published online today by Ukrainian soldiers. The locations of both episodes are unknown and they are not related although they share the same detail: in both cases, it was the T-90M Proryv that got destroyed.
The first footage was initially published by Andrii Biletskyi, commander of the 3rd Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. But due to technical restrictions, we have to provide the same video from an alternative source, although the original is still available here.
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This video shows the results of the coordinated work of the brigade's air reconnaissance unit Kryla, an explosive FPV drone operator from the Ochi group from the 120th reconnaissance detachment, and the howitzer teams from the 26th Artillery brigade.
The initial strike with a drone managed to inflict damage to the crew of the tank. T-90M commander and gunner apparently managed to escape the vehicle relatively unscathed but the driver caught fire as he was trying to leave the vehicle.
Then, the Ukrainian artillery launched a follow-up strike to finish off the equipment. The turret ignited and from the looks of it was put out of order. It would at least need repairs if russians manage to evacuate the damaged vehicle but in the worst case, it could be scrapped.
As for the crew, apparently, it managed to escape as we can see a car leaving the site under artillery fire.
Generally, the T-90M has left the category of seldom destroyed russian vehicles recently. The second video published the same day shows another tank of this type hit by an FPV drone alone. The explosive UAV managed to catch up with the tank and collide into the back of the hull.
Although the authors did not specify the type of tank, we can recognize the T-90M Proryv by its characteristic bustle rack on the rear of the turret and the machine gun combat module which is used only with this type of tank.
The video does not show the consequences but usually, a hit to the back renders a tank immobilized due to engine failure and gives a time window to finish off the tank with other weapons such as anti-tank missiles or a quad drone armed with droppable grenades.
Worth noting, being able to hit a moving target such as this tank with an FPV drone is a difficult task for the UAV operator. Earlier Defense Express covered what factors make this weapon so hard to operate that only about 60-70% of FPV drone school students manage to graduate the training course and explained the difference compared to the Switchblade 300 – a loitering munition for important targets with a much higher success rate.
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