Ukrainian army captures Russian 'turtle tank' for first time

The Khortytsia operational grouping of troops reports.

"In the Kramatorsk sector, near Klishchiivka, soldiers with the 22nd Separate Mechanised Brigade captured a Russian 'turtle tank' and took its crew prisoner. It should be noted that this is the first known case of this kind," the press service said.

It is noted that a Russian tank was detected near the village of Klishchiivka thanks to an unmanned aerial vehicle unit. The Ukrainian Armed Forces used an unmanned aerial vehicle, on the tank from which the discharges were made.

"The damaged tank and the disoriented enemy crew, trying to escape, lost any opportunity to find the right direction to return to their positions.Thanks to the brigade's artillery, the tank was stopped at one of the borders and the infantrymen from the mechanised battalion captured the crew and the tank. During negotiations with the crew, the driver hid inside with a grenade and tried to blow up the tank. 
But our infantrymen found strong arguments to convince them that it was better to live than to die," the military said.

• Over the past day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces neutralized at least 1,080 soldiers and dozens of vehicles of the Russian army at the front.