The target “burned like a match” after a coordinated twin bombing, the military has said
Russian forces have staged a twin drone bomb strike to wipe out an apparently abandoned Ukrainian tank, the Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday, sharing footage of the attack.
A team of Russian airborne troops discovered the target near the frontline village of Verbovoe in Zaporozhye Region. The tank seemed largely intact, so the soldiers were ordered to destroy it to prevent its recovery by Ukrainian forces.
Doing so required precision maneuvering and teamwork by drone pilots, according to the report. One quadcopter aircraft dropped a small explosive charge on the anti-drone fence protecting the vehicle from the top, after which a second drone dropped a bomb directly through the open hatch.
Footage showed an explosion inside the tank and a major fire, in which the armor “burned like a match,” according to the ministry. The platoon commander who delivered the decisive strike said the turret had later completely detached from the tank’s main body.
Earlier this week, the Russian ministry showcased the work of mobile teams hunting for Ukrainian vehicles and other valuable targets in the same general area. Depending on the circumstances, they use man-portable anti-tank missiles or drones to directly engage the enemy or call in artillery strikes on Ukrainian positions, the report on Monday said.
