Ukraine pulls US-provided Abrams tanks from front lines over Russian drone threats
Voice of America
FILE - US M1A1 Abrams tanks block a path at a training range in Paju, near Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), 50 kilometer north of Seoul, on June 9, 2003. FILE - Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth looks over the latest version of the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank as she tours the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, Feb. 16, 2023, in Lima, Ohio.
Ukraine has sidelined U.S.-provided Abrams M1A1 battle tanks for now in its fight against Russia, in part because Russian drone warfare has made it too difficult for them to operate without detection or coming under attack, two U.S. military officials told The Associated Press.
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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses members of the Defense Ministry, the National Guard, the Interior Ministry, the Federal Security Service and the Federal Guard Service at the Kremlin, in Moscow on June 27, 2023. Graves of Russian servicemen killed in Ukraine in a cemetery in Russia’s Volgograd region on March 30, 2024.