![]() ![]() But most of the lost vehicles appear simply immobilized or otherwise recoverable using Armored Recovery Vehicles (ARVs). A Leopard 2A4 tank (an older, less -well armored model) was confirmed destroyed in a separate nearby engagement at Novopokrovka. One immobilized and abandoned Leopard 2A6 was set ablaze and destroyed. The commander of the 47th Brigade later posted a video on Facebook (translated here) which appears to say his unit sustained only five casualties in the battle. Realistically, there are scenarios in which one can only hope that armor protection can protect the lives of those onboard, rather than guarantee the continued functionality of the vehicle. has given Ukraine, though the Biden administration has announced it will replace the lost Bradleys in its latest aid package.įortunately, both Russian and Ukrainian videos suggest that most of the passengers and crew escaped with their lives, given the open hatches and lowered rear ramps for the Bradleys and the overall lack of visible casualties. That’s still roughly one out of every seven of the 109 M2A2 ODS Bradleys the U.S. Ultimately, the Oryx blog visually confirmed the loss of a total of 16 Bradleys and three Leopard 2A6s in the area (though not necessarily all in the same day), of which only five Bradleys and one Leopard 2 were irrecoverably destroyed.
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