However, Russia has been successful at targeting Western tanks. Western tanks, on the other hand, store their ammo in a special compartment that vents the explosion out in case of a strike, making them harder to destroy. Russian tanks store their ammunition under the turret, so if the area is struck, the explosion blows the turret off the tank.
Video footage released by Russia appeared to add credibility to their claim if true, then given the critical importance of Western-supplied tanks to providing the punch through Russian's established defensive line, that would raise concerns over the chances of a Ukrainian breakthrough.īut, although tanks are "relatively" easy to disable, Western tanks are not easy to destroy outright.
She promptly rushed to the impact site after receiving a frantic call from a friend living near by.Īlthough Kyiv does not routinely provide updates as to its progress with the counteroffensive, Russian reports have suggested that Ukraine had lost a significant number of Western-supplied tanks in the opening few days. The mayor, Oleksandr Vilkul, confirmed the death of the girl and her 45-year-old mother.Ī resident of Kryvyi Rih, Ievhenia, recounted the harrowing moment when two missiles flew over her home shortly before 9am. Regional governor Serhiy Lysak expressed his grief on Telegram, saying, "It's already six dead in Kryvyi Rih" and announcing a day of mourning in the city. The president posted a video of the aftermath of the strike, showing smoke billowing from a nine-storey residential building that had sustained a gaping hole.Īnother nearby four-storey building lay nearly levelled by the explosion. Ukrainian officials confirmed the casualties and reported on the extent of the destruction caused by the attack. The number of people killed in a Russian strike in the southern Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih has risen to six, including a 10-year-old girl.ĭozens of others were left wounded in the attack on Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown.
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