Russian Defense Ministry shows footage of Leopard tank destroyed near Kharkiv

The Russian Armed Forces have destroyed a Leopard tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) in Kharkiv Region. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday, December 21, showing objective control footage.

The enemy tank was detected in the course of reconnaissance by the operators of unmanned aerial vehicles of the "West" group of troops when leaving the shelter.

"After analyzing the intelligence received, a decision was made to fire on the tank of the AFU fighters. By a series of direct strikes by FPV drones of the group of troops "West" the tank Leopard manufactured by the FRG was destroyed," the department said in a statement.

The objective control footage shows the sighting, the precise strike and the subsequent fire of the combat vehicle.

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