Ukrainian Soldiers Steal Advanced Russian Tank

Terny appears to be the tank battle that keeps on giving. The stolen tank was part of a column attacking Terny when the unit was hit by Ukrainian drones and artillery. 

Ukrainian soldiers of the 12th Azov Assault Brigade then snuck up on it, occupied it and drove it to their lines. It is now being used against the Russians. JL 

Sinead Baker reports in Business Insider:

The nighttime video, shared by the 12th Azov Assault Brigade, shows soldiers approaching the vehicle and then driving off. the tank was taken near the village of Terny. The brigade said its soldiers captured the T-72B3M tank and brought it back to their own side. The T-72B3M, which was first used in 2017. The vehicle was upgraded with "a combination of electronic warfare systems," designed to protect it from Ukrainian drones. It is not clear if any Russian soldiers were inside the tank when it was taken.

A new video claims to show Ukrainian soldiers stealing an advanced Russian tank and driving away with it.

The nighttime video, shared by the 12th Azov Assault Brigade, shows soldiers approaching the vehicle and then driving off. The brigade said its soldiers captured the T-72B3M tank and brought it back to their own side.

It is not clear if any Russian soldiers were inside the tank when it was reportedly taken.

The released footage shows a column of Russian vehicles moving through fields, and being hit by Ukrainian drones and weaponry. The T-72B3M appears to have been part of that column.

 

The brigade also shared footage of soldiers standing beside the tank, seemingly after its capture. It said the tank was taken near the village of Terny in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region.

Ukraine's military said the brigade had captured the T-72B3M, which was first used in 2017. It said the vehicle was upgraded with "a combination of several electronic warfare systems," designed to protect it from Ukrainian drones.

But it said that drone operators in Ukraine's 60th Mechanized Brigade were still able to strike the tank using a drone "with a pre-set autonomous guidance system."