After the United States delivered 31 M1 Abrams tanks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in September last year, the focus was on how the American star** performed on the front lines of the Russia-Ukraine war. Earlier this month, social media began to circulate that M1 tanks were fighting on the front line, proving that they had participated in the operations of the Ukrainian army.
Earlier today, there was another ** on social media showing that the Ukrainian M1 Abrams tank was on fire. It is reported that the Ukrainian M1 tank has been operating near the **Diivka town in the East Donetsk region of Ukraine, and the Russian army recently took control of the town after months of fierce fighting, and the M1 tank was destroyed by the 15th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade.
The circulating ** is supposed to be from the drone's hand-held controller, and a top-down image shows the M1 tank burning in multiple places in the rear of the vehicle after being attacked. The pressure relief plate on the roof of the turret of the tank should be working properly, so the ammunition storage compartment at the rear of the turret shows no signs of **, and the crew should have a chance to evacuate safely.
Rumors of the M1 tank being attacked** also showed a large fire from the rear of the turret upwards, indicating the possibility of a secondary ammunition detonation. **Similar to the past when M1 tanks suffered from ammunition in other conflicts.
It is not known that the M1 tank was attacked by various ** of the Russian army. At present, the ** that may be used to attack Ukrainian M1 tanks includes, specially built kamikaze drones and ** commercial drones, a variety of anti-tank missiles, precision-guided artillery shells, RPGs, etc.
This time the Ukrainian M1 tank was destroyed by the Russian army, in fact, it is not the first loss of the M1 tank platform. A very small number of Ukrainian M1150 Assault Saboteur (ABV) combat engineering vehicles based on the M1 tank platform were wounded and abandoned near Diivka last week.