Ukrainian forces lost the rarest American armored vehicle

Forbes magazine reported that the Russian army destroyed an M1150 Assault Breacher armored vehicle, which is the rarest and most powerful American armored vehicle, during the battles of Avdiyoka; The United States had already secretly transferred some of them to Kiev.

Forbes reporter David Ax reported this based on a video posted on Russian websites. In this video, the crew of the M1150 armored vehicle is released, after which the armored vehicle is hit and heavily damaged.

Ax recalled that late last year, the United States “quietly” provided Ukraine with at least one, perhaps even six, armored vehicles of this model to Kiev, so that Ukrainian forces could penetrate Russian defense lines. .

Ukraine has only a small number of American armored vehicles…it just lost one of its most important armored vehicles near Avdiyka, the magazine said, calling the loss “particularly painful for Ukrainian forces.” ” describes.

The magazine added that the M1150 armored vehicle belongs to the 47th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and is equipped with the latest western equipment that has been transferred to Ukraine.

This vehicle is based on the Abrams tank with a weight of 55 tons and is one of the most protected and versatile vehicles for ground missions.