Russian infantry hit a tread of the tank with a grenade launcher in the village of Berdychy near Avdiivka, and then two more hits with Ghoul FPV drones followed, Russian media reported.
Drone manufacturer released a footage of two strikes on a US-made Abrams tank. The destruction took place on 3 March.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) reportedly abandoned the Abrams in an attempt to halt the Russian army’s advance. The M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV), a US Army mine-clearing assault vehicle on the chassis of the M1 Abrams, delivered to Kyiv back in November, was also damaged in the battle.
On 26 February, footage appeared online confirming the destruction of another American M1A1 Abrams tank operated by the Ukrainian army in the combat zone near Avdiivka, according to Russian media.
The first destroyed Abrams belonged to the very 47th Separate Mechanised Brigade of the AFU that lost an American M2 Bradley armoured infantry fighting vehicle.
