Aerial footage from Ukraine offers a new look at a rare tank-on-tank battle that ends with a close-range kill of Russian armor

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two tanks on the other of a line of trees
The two tanks were separated only by a trench and a line of trees.

Ukraine's Ministry of Defense

US is sending Ukraine ammunition that can not only pierce Russian tank armor but also ignite inside

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An M1A2 Abrams tank assigned to the 98th Cavalry Regiment, fires a tank round at a target during a live fire qualifications at the Udairi Multi Purpose Range Complex, Kuwait, August, 2023.
An M1A2 Abrams tank assigned to the 98th Cavalry Regiment, fires a tank round at a target during a live fire qualifications at the Udairi Multi Purpose Range Complex, Kuwait, August, 2023.

US Army Photo by Sgt. Joaquin Vasquez-Duran

Video seems to show destroyed Western Challenger-2 tank in Ukraine — it would be the first time one has ever been taken out

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Side-by-side screenshots from video on social media uploaded September 4, 2023, purporting to show the burning remains of a Challenger-2 tank in Ukraine.
Side-by-side screenshots from video on social media uploaded September 4, 2023, showing what seems to be the burning remains of a Challenger-2 tank in Ukraine.

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Ukraine has a new weapon in its fight against Russia — 100 Cold War-era German tanks designed by Porsche

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A tank crew stand on and beside a Leopard 1A5.
Ukraine has been gifted a number of Leopard 1A5 tanks by Germany.

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Videos of an artillery ambush show Russian tanks and armor making 'opening day mistakes' and paying the price for them

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Ukrainian soldiers fire with D-30 artillery at Russian positions in the direction of Klishchiivka as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on August 12, 2023
Ukrainian soldiers fire D-30 artillery at Russian positions near Klishchiivka on August 12.

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4 key types of landmines, how they work, and their impact on the Russia-Ukraine war

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A close-up of a landmine exposed in the dirt, with a Ukrainian soldier walking by in front of the bomb.
Hand or mechanically placed mines, such as the TM-62, are most commonly buried or laid on top of the ground.

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An arms dealer says he sold 49 secondhand Leopard 1 tanks to an undisclosed EU country to send to Ukraine

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Two Ukrainian soldiers inspecting the gun barrel of a Leopard 1 A5 tank that is parked in a field while another Ukrainian soldier is standing on the top of the tank.
Ukrainian soldiers work on the gun of a Leopard 1 A5 tank at a Bundeswehr site in Klietz, Germany on May 5, 2023.

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Ukrainian troops are getting just weeks of training on military equipment that takes months to master

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A Ukrainian tank drives down a street in the heavily damaged town of Siversk which is situated near the front lines with Russia on January 21, 2023 in Siversk, Ukraine.

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Ukrainian tanks are being wiped out by Russian minefields. The country needs its own 'Manhattan Project' to figure out how to clear them, a retired general told the NYT.

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A company of tanks from Ukraine's 95th Airborne Brigade, including captured Russian T-72 and T-80 tanks, in forest in the Donetsk Region on February 21, 2023.

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Ukraine's allies are shifting focus from donating weapons to fixing them as Western-supplied armor proves resilient to Russian fire, reports say

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A military land vehicle lies wrecked by a shelling on April 12, 2023 in Bakhmut, Ukraine
A military land vehicle lies wrecked by a shelling on April 12, 2023 in Bakhmut, Ukraine

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