Russian media publishes image of first US M1 Abrams tank destroyed in ukrainian desert.

[DetlefK]

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/1/28/2149786/-Ukraine-update-Drone-warfare-keeps-evolving-but-the-latest-weapons-are-almost-unbelievable

Of course, no matter how fast the tanks end up moving, they will never match the speed of Russian propaganda. Russian Telegram last night was extremely excited to share the first images of a M1 Abrams tank destroyed in Bakhmut.



It’s clear that some of the pro-Russian accounts passing this around know that it’s a fake. And honestly, there were at least two “confirmed pictures” of Abrams destroyed in Ukraine before the U.S. announced that it was sending the tank, so this isn’t really first. It’s not even the only “Abrams killed at Bakhmut” picture circulated on Saturday. There’s another one going around that includes a palm tree. War is hell on imaginary M1A2s fighting in the deserts of Ukraine.

I can confirm that this is indeed what winter in Europe looks like. Winter in Europe does not consist of permanent cloud-coverage for 3 months and rain/fog/snow.

[underpants]

1. Timing. This was just approved a few days ago

I find it very unlikely that they are there yet let alone deployed. Ukrainians are going to have to get trained up on it too.

Cav Scout ‘90-93. Gunner on a Bradley. We had M1’s in our platoons for the last 2 years I was in Germany.

[Botany]

2. The M-1 Tanks are not in Ukraine yet and if you look in the back ground you see green in the ....

... in the fields and on the trees. That is not Ukraine in the winter. According to my iMac and the interwebs
it is 25 Fand snowing in Bakhmut, Ukraine right now.

[Effete Snob]

3. Well, I guess that voids the warranty

[keithbvadu2]

4. A tank is a fearsome weapon... and a mighty target.

A tank is a fearsome weapon... and a mighty target.

[Better Days Ahoy]

8. Apparently, your comment bears repeating

[getagrip_already]

5. probably iraq....

The us not only used the tanks during the war, but supplied them to the iraqi army afterwards.

However, the wikigidess says.....

A total of 23 M1A1s were damaged or destroyed during the war. Of the nine Abrams tanks destroyed, seven were destroyed by friendly fire and two intentionally destroyed to prevent capture by the Iraqi Army. Some others took minor combat damage, with little effect on their operational readiness.

So the only tank kills were either friendly fire or self-destruction. But pictures are out there.

[Pachamama]

6. The Russians have always been good at propaganda and misinformation

Does anyone really believe this photo is real - and if so that it is in Ukraine?

[GreenWave]

7. They sound desperate.

Only Magats will fall for this bs.