Ukrainian units managed to capture a Russian T-72 tank. To recover the tank, the soldiers used sophisticated tactics.
The tank was equipped with numerous Russian jammers that were supposed to make it more difficult for Ukrainian drones to locate it. Ukrainian emergency services decided that it was worth the risk to recover the tank from the mined region. It was unclear to the elite units of the 3rd Assault Brigade that carried out the operation whether the tank's engine was still working. The official military videos show that the engine was working, but the turret was immobilized by the explosion, and the main gun was still on. The content and further information on the procedure could be independently verified. The mission lasted several days and involved a number of Ukrainian elite units. The Russian soldiers were killed in the operation, and the tank was returned to the Ukrainian military. It took place near the town of Terny in eastern Ukraine earlier this month.