“In order to advance our motorized rifle units in the direction of Kupyansk, the crews of T-80BVM tanks advanced to the first line of enemy defense and launched a powerful fire attack,” TASS quoted in the message.
The tank was given the task of destroying enemy infantry fighting vehicles and infantry, detected by a reconnaissance drone. With the help of fire adjustments, the Ukrainian combat vehicle was destroyed, and the infantry was forced to retreat.
The department added that tankers extensively practice firing from indirect positions, successfully hitting targets that are a considerable distance away and out of sight. According to coordinates obtained with the help of UAVs, tank crews are destroying artillery, Western armored vehicles, observation posts and ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin presented the Heroes of Russia medals and other important awards to the crew of the T-80 Alyosha tank, which single-handedly defeated a convoy of armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces headed for Zaporozhye. . The tank crew managed to hit eight targets at once: two tanks and six enemy armored vehicles. Millions of people watched the footage of this fight.
