Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky paid tribute to Makhov, 36, who was an on-air reporter for Ukrainian television before volunteering for military service at the beginning of the war. Russia 'Will Lose' Say Panicked Soldiers as They Refuse To Fight Ukraine.What Putin's General Was Doing in Ukraine, According to Top Secret Report.NATO Has Already Crossed Vladimir Putin's 'Red Line'.Meanwhile, another Ukrainian journalist-Oleksandr Makhov-was killed by Russian shelling in the northeastern city of Izium in the Kharkiv region on Wednesday. Newsweek has contacted Tsaplienko and the Ukrainian and Russian defense ministries for comment. The National Interest reported that its improved features include a multi-channel sighting system, a turret with more armor plating and a more powerful main gun, which is the same as that on the T-14 Armata, another modern Russian tank.

Russia's armed forces have around 20 of the tanks whose combat efficiency is more advanced than its T-90 predecessor. Kyiv first reported the presence of the T-90M in eastern Ukraine on April 25.

The image shows the first confirmed loss in the Ukraine war of the T-90M Proryv (Breakthrough) which is the latest version of the Russian T-90 main battle tank, according to Defense .Ī statement on Ukraine's Defense Ministry website said that the tank had been hit and that an infantry fighting vehicle and an MT-LB armored personnel carrier were also neutralized.

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