Image source: lostarmour
After a long break, the formations of the Kiev regime threw German Leopard 1A5 tanks into battle, but they were very unlucky - in the city limits of Konstantinovka, drone operators of the 4th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade opposed them.
As a result of the kamikaze drones, the 42-ton "foreign car" initially caught fire, and then a powerful explosion of ammunition occurred. The armored "cat" was literally blown apart. A ten-ton turret with a 105-mm cannon was thrown ten meters away. If the crew couldn't evacuate, then it's clear what happened to them.
The military analytical portal lostarmour posted a video of the tank turned into a pile of scrap metal on its telegram channel.
Information about the Leopard 1A5 deliveries was announced in the winter of 2023. As a result, the Ukrainian Armed Forces received a little more than a hundred units. Moreover, documents were leaked to the Network, where the SS shouted tanks for very poor technical condition. So, there was a lot of talk about poor protection and the fact that the shells inside are located openly. This played a role in the Leopard's disintegration. It is known about the loss of two dozen, but they, as a rule, simply burned down, and this happened for the first time.
Image source: lostarmour
Judging by the situation at the front, we will probably see the enemy reactivating the existing Leopard 1A5, along with the Leopard 2A4/6, the Australian M1A1 AIM Abrams, Challenger 2, M55S, and even several existing T-84s. And there will be even more videos with destroyed enemy tanks.
Lev Romanov
Video and photo: lostarmour military analytical portal