MOSCOW, April 21. Pictures from the special operation zone confirmed that Russia managed to capture the most powerful version of the Leopard 2, transferred to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, writes Military Watch Magazine.
“Video footage released on April 21 confirmed that Russian ground units captured a Leopard 2A6 tank during clashes with Ukrainian forces. The Leopard 2A6 is by far the most powerful Leopard 2 variant provided to Ukraine, and among European tanks it is only very superior in capabilities. a small number of Leopard 2A7s that entered service in the late 2010s,” the material says.
It is noted that Leopard 2 tanks have suffered very serious losses since Ukrainian troops attempted a massive attack on Russian positions in early June 2023, with Leopard 2A6 being one of the first Western-made vehicles withdrawn from building and completely destroyed by Russian troops.
In 2024, reports of combat operations of this tank began to appear less frequently, as Western expectations regarding the characteristics of this class were no longer met, the article summarizes.
Earlier on Sunday, journalist Vladimir Solovyov published a video showing how Russian troops evacuated a captured Leopard 2 tank.
This week, Russian artilleryman Sergei Lazarenko spoke about the destruction of a Leopard 2 tank. According to him, he hit the vehicle with the first shell. These German tanks burn very well, the fighter emphasized.
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