Ukrainian forces, reportedly including British Challenger 2 tanks, have launched a surprise counteroffensive in Russia's Kursk region. Pro-Putin sources claim a Challenger 2 was destroyed by a drone, and footage shows armored vehicles advancing beyond previously held territory.
British Challenger 2 tanks are being used by Ukrainian forces in their surprise counterattack in Russia's Kurs k region, pro-Putin Russian sources have claimed. Russia said on Sunday that Ukraine had launched a 'counterattack' in the western border region of Kurs k, where Kyiv's forces began a shock ground offensive last August. It was not immediately clear how much Ukraine had advanced in the region, but pro-Kremlin military bloggers reported earlier that a powerful new offensive was underway.
Pro-Putin Telegram channel Rybar claimed that Russia's 155th Guards Marine Brigade of the Pacific Fleet used a 'regular FPV (first-person view) drone' to destroy a Challenger 2 tank deployed as part of this offensive. Video footage shared on the channel showed grainy footage of a drone flying into a tank that appears to be hidden in a treeline. MailOnline was unable to verify whether the tank was in fact a Challenger 2, 14 of which were donated by the UK in January 2023 in a move that prompted the US and Germany to follow suit with their own tanks. Footage shared to other pro-Putin Telegram channels today claimed to show German tanks getting destroyed by FPV drones. MailOnline has contacted the Ministry of Defence for comment. Video footage shared on the channel showed grainy footage of a drone flying into a tank that appears to be hidden in a treeline Ukraine stages a surprise military advance inside Russia's Kursk region Columns of armoured vehicles were seen on footage advancing beyond territory already controlled by Volodymyr Zelensky's army Russia said Sunday that Ukraine had launched a 'counterattack' in the western border region of Kursk, where Kyiv's forces began a shock ground offensive last August (file image of a Russian soldier firing towards a Ukrainian position in the Kursk region) Columns of armoured vehicles were seen on footage advancing beyond territory already controlled by Volodymyr Zelensky's arm
UKRAINE RUSSIA CHALLENGER 2 COUNTEROFFENSIVE KURS DRONE ATTACK WAR CONFLICT
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