The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed footage of the destruction of the T-72 tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region

The Russian Armed Forces destroyed the T-72 tank of the Armed Forces Ukraine (Ukrainian Armed Forces) in the Kharkiv region. This was announced by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday, January 24.

"Military personnel of the reconnaissance unit of the tank formation of the Zapad group of forces, using aerial reconnaissance equipment, identified the firing position of the T-72 tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a forest belt in the area of the SVO in the Kharkiv region," the ministry said in a statement.

The strike was carried out after an intelligence analysis. The scouts stealthily approached the front line, and then the calculations of the FPV drones destroyed the combat vehicle with two precise strikes.

The objective control footage shows the sight, the precise impact and the subsequent fire.

Earlier, on January 22, the Russian Armed Forces a pickup truck was destroyed in the Kharkiv region. It was clarified that the object was detected using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a wooded area. Military equipment transported the militants for rotation.

Special protection operation Donbass, about the beginning of which Russian President Vladimir Putin Putin announced February 24, 2022, ongoing. The decision was made against the background of the aggravated situation in the region.