A US-made M1A1 Abrams tank, mounted with a mine roller,
A US-made M1A1 Abrams tank, mounted with a mine roller, pictured in Grafenwoehr, Germany.
  • A Ukrainian tank crew was filmed lauding the Abrams tank as easy to drive and operate.
  • One gunner said he learned to use the tank's weapons in a week, while another said the tank drove "like a scooter." 
  • The report comes as Ukrainian state-backed outlet Army TV pushed back on an assessment that Kyiv withdrew its Abrams.

A Ukrainian tank gunner and driver were filmed heaping praise on US-supplied Abrams tanks in a state-backed media report, boasting that they've been easy to learn to operate.