“Burns beautifully”: Putin’s agitators celebrate the shooting down of the Abrams tank by Russia’S army. Russia may be trying to downplay the recent loss of a reconnaissance aircraft.

For Russia, the delivery of tanks from Western countries to Ukraine represents the countries' direct participation in the war. Accordingly, Russia could also see the victory over Abrams as a victory over Ukraine's supporters. The reactions on social media at least indicate the connection when there is talk of a success against ‘the globalists’