Ukraine is threatened with a serious loss of Avdiivka: Kiev is therefore taking the risk of tanks. A video that is being eagerly shared on X (formerly Twitter) shows the loss of a Bradley tank.

The American tanks have received additional protection against anti-tank weapons with reactive armor. The Russians have long since identified a weak point in the Abrams tank. Because the M1s do not have any distance-active protection systems, such as Trophy, that fire shotgun ammunition against incoming projectiles, they are also at the mercy of drones.