The Russian Armed Forces destroyed 26 American Abrams tanks, leaving only 5 for the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of 31 received from the United States, RIA Novosti writes, citing its own calculations.
In January 2023, then-US President Joe Biden announced the delivery of 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. Since February 2024, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 26 Abrams tanks. The first such tank was destroyed by fighters of the “Center“ group on February 26, 2024. in the direction of Avdeevka.
The Abrams tank is the main battle tank of the United States. Serial production of the machine, called the M1 General Abrams, began on February 28, 1980. The tank is named after General Creighton Abrams, who commanded a tank battalion during World War II, and later led the US Army's operations in Vietnam and personally participated in the XM1 project as the Chief of Staff of the US Army.
The Abrams tank was subsequently modernized, and in 2020, the US Army received new modernized Abrams M1A2 SEP V3 tanks. One of the main features of the M1A2 SEP V3 is the Trophy active protection system, which can effectively intercept enemy ammunition using radar and striking elements.