Ukraine 'repels one of Russia’s biggest tank charges since the start of the war'

Russia lost at least 20 armoured vehicles in a single failed attack in Ukraine's western Donetsk region, Ukrainian troops have claimed.

Kyiv's forces fended off a force of 36 tanks and 12 BPM infantry fighting vehicles as part of a large mechanised assault northwest of Avdiivka on March 30, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said, citing a Ukrainian serviceman.

The massive tank charge is believed to be one of Moscow’s biggest mechanised assaults since the start of the war.

Geolocated images of the site show a large number of damaged Russian vehicles along a road northwest of Tonenke, eight miles west of Avdiivka, with the anonymous serviceman reporting that 12 Russian tanks and eight armoured vehicles were destroyed during the assault.

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[jaxonl]

Looks like those Russian shovels didn’t save them

[AMERFIN]

Imagine the money Ukraine will make in the future with recycling....

[oldfartjohnson]

If they can do this with a shortage of ammunition, imagine what they could do with a surplus.Yet, they wait.

[GeneralMegrel]

Looks like Russian shovels aren't that strong after all 😂

[joec]

we keep having to listen to russian bots talk so much crap about the counteroffensive. this is pathetic on the russians

[jwgjlhj]

Во что превратилась природа..- на Луну! Сплошная серо - чёрное в кратерах земля😢Без жизни.

[annflynn]

Ruzzia took some land but lost a fair deal of tanks and personnel too

[skitpare]

The gene pool starting to improve in russia.

[Feel_theagi]

Big expensive war machines are commonly being destroyed by cheap drones and missiles

[RavingFan]

Fpv drone $2k
Tank $2m
Putin run out of money

[jetfighter]

they destroyed some vehicles but they not stopped the russian advance

[hybridarmyoffreeworld]

There is a reason why in Finnish verb "Ryssiä" (Muscovy ), roughly meaning "to totally fail something".

[stzgfri]

Russians never learn from their mistakes!

[mikebolwell]

Sunflower Spring is looking bountiful already.

[Yeshua-]

Send more Supply to ukraine before end of May, Ruzi is going on the offensive now.

[noahbutler]

Does Russia hate air support as a concept

[thesnoopmeistersnoops]

Are these new tanks, refurbished or unused existing stock.
Focusing too much on Russia being unable to sustain its war economy indefinitely, when right now it is still manufacturing hardware.

[p.s.l]

if 5 tanks is what is the biggest then im not surprised they loose

[bojanm]

I thought Avdiivka was taken in the end of the January...

[tsnydstsnyds]

Still shaking my head where the Russians think driving tanks in a column down a MSR makes any kind of tactical