Russian T‑80BV tank obliterated by Ukrainian kamikaze drone in Donbas
Russian T-80BV tank was hit by a Ukrainian kamikaze drone. A powerful explosion ensued, causing the turret to fly a few feet to the side. The recording surfaced on the internet on Sunday.
It was published on the Telegram channel of the drone company of the 47th Independent Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It was most likely made in Donbas, though the exact location is unknown.
We see the kamikaze drone hit the Russian tank, immediately causing a strong explosion. The power of the explosion is evidenced by the fact that the turret landed a few feet from the tank wreck.
"Instant detonation of the Russian tank... Kamikaze drone assembled in Ukraine using Chinese components combined with a Soviet grenade destroys the occupier's tank," reads the description of the recording.
Russia's armored losses
According to the military service Oryx, which counts visually confirmed Russian losses, since the beginning of the invasion, Putin's forces have lost at least 15,878 aircraft, armoured vehicles, cars, and artillery of various types.
Russians have lost as many as 3,036 tanks of various types. The vast majority, 1,455, were from the T-72 series.
