Over 3,000 Russian tanks destroyed this year alone – Ukraine’s defense ministry
Source: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
In a serious blow to Russia’s military might, Ukrainian troops have destroyed or disabled 3,179 Russian tanks since the start of 2024, which is the equivalent of wiping out 102 entire tank battalions, each comprising 31 tanks.
Ukraine’s defense ministry took to social media on Tuesday to revel in the tank-crushing campaign. One of the milestones was May 12 when Ukrainian forces took out 31 tanks in a single day, a record achievement.
The financial toll meant that Russia lost $9 billion in these tanks, a sum equivalent to the 16-year budget of Chelyabinsk, one of Russia’s most polluted cities.
“Instead of addressing critical social issues at home, the leadership of the aggressor nation keeps pumping astronomical sums into this war,” said the defense ministry pointed.
To commemorate the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion, “Bukvy” has compiled data on the largest donors supporting the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Among them there are charitable foundations and businesses. The list includes, in particular, foundations that provide assistance exclusively from their own resources, without fundraising (such as SCM by Rinat Akhmetov, Epicenter, etc.).
In just 1.5 months, Ukrainian specialists have created an innovative protective shell for the control modules of anti-aircraft missile systems (AMS) Patriot and Iris-T SLM. This development was another step in strengthening Ukraine’s defense capabilities, aimed at protecting key elements of the air defense system from debris damage.
Military serviceman of the International Legion for the Defense of Ukraine with the call sign “Paradox” is the crew commander of the American M113 armored personnel carrier. He is a master at using it and is constantly improving, because the legionnaire’s skills are tested every day in battle. You have to drive to the front lines, often under artillery fire and drone attacks.
Notorious supporter of the concept “in order for a cow to eat less and give more milk, it needs to be fed less and milked more” “Servant of the People” Danylo Hetmantsev, under the guise of “business requirements”, registered a draft law on the collection of VAT on all foreign purchases, regardless of their value. In other words, every Ukrainian, buying goods of any value and purpose abroad, when sending them to Ukraine, will have to pay an additional fifth part, or 20% of the cost of the goods.
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