Ukraine removes American Abrams tanks from the battlefield
| In an anonymous conversation with a news agency, senior officials of the US military announced Ukraine's decision to withdraw American Abrams tanks from the frontline of the battle with Russia due to their high vulnerability to Russian drones. |
Ukraine has decided to keep its Abrams M1A1 main battle tanks for now, according to senior US military officials who spoke anonymously to The Associated Press. Keep away from your battlefield with Russia. The suspension of the use of this tank is due to the increasing threat of Russian drones that can quickly identify and attack tanks.
The United States of America decided to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine in January 2023. . The government in Kiev had argued for months that the tanks, which cost about $10 million each, were crucial to breaking Russian lines in the war. However, the battlefield has changed significantly since then, particularly with the use of Russian surveillance drones and hunter-killer drones.
A senior Ukrainian defense official said. He told AP: “There is no open area that can be easily crossed without fear of detection of these tanks.” Due to this new reality, these tanks are now out of the front lines. The United States plans to work with Ukrainian forces to adjust tactics.
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