BY BRENDAN
COLE ON
4/22/23 AT 10:28 AM EDT
Ukrainian soldiers scavenge an abandoned Russian T-90A tank in Kyrylivka, in Kharkiv, on September 30, 2022. Ukraine's armed forces have released video of a T-90 tank being destroyed
YASUYOSHI CHIBA/GETTY IMAGES
Ukraine's armed forces have released dramatic footage of what
they claim to be the destruction of a Russian tank. "The hunt for Russian
tanks continues," said the Telegram post next to the video, which is
accompanied by dramatic music.
The press service of the SSO (Special Operations Forces) said
operators in one of its units "placed TM62 anti-tank mines in one of the
directions," it said. "The occupiers' T-90 was successfully blown
up," the post added, according to a translation.
The clip flips between images of
Ukrainian personnel, drone shots of the tank, and smoke emanating from the
strike. The unverified video was not dated and no location was given, and Newsweek has
emailed the Russian Defense Ministry for comment.
In addition to a high attrition rate of its troops, Russia has
suffered large losses of military vehicles since the start of its full-scale
invasion 14 months ago. According to weapons tracker Oryx, Russian forces had
lost 1905 tanks, as of Saturday.
Included in this figure were 60 versions of the T-90, including
18 of the T-90M, which is considered to be top-of-the-range with a high level
of specifications. The latest video did not specify which kind of T-90 had been
blown up.
ССО показали “полювання” на російський танк Т-90 pic.twitter.com/cHsLRBRrI9
— Українська правда ✌️ (@ukrpravda_news) April 21, 2023
A study last week from the Center for
Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. said that amid high
losses of tanks and other armored vehicles, Russia does not have enough ball
bearings to maintain a steady production of new vehicles.
Sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion
have created shortages of higher-end foreign components, forcing Moscow to use
lower-quality alternatives which will negatively impact its ability to deliver
advanced weapons to the battlefield.
This means that Russia is likely to undertake "a
slower-paced attritional campaign" that could also stretch its military
and industrial base which have been hit by sanctions, the CSIS added.
However, Ukrainian troops told
British newspaper The Times that they were
running low on air defense ammunition at a time when Russian troops are sending
in more helicopters and aircraft. The unnamed soldiers said they feared this
could allow Russian forces to take control of the sky.
Pentagon documents leaked online this month revealed that the
U.S. expects Ukraine to run out of its primary air defense missiles next month
unless there is a swift delivery.
It comes as Russian forces reportedly used a new delivery of
Iranian-made Shahed "kamikaze" drones to strike Ukraine for the third
day in a row.
Between Tuesday and Thursday, Ukrainian forces shot down 33 out
of the 38 drones Russia launched in the Kyiv, Odesa, Poltava, Vinnytsia,
Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv oblasts.
https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-russia-tank-t-90-hunt-video-1796065
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