Ukrainian Soldiers Use U.S.-Supplied Bradley to Successfully Attack Russian T-90M Tank

In a display of tactical ingenuity, the Bradley's crew targeted the tank's optics after running out of armor-piercing rounds, causing the tank to lose control and crash.

• Ukrainian soldiers using a U.S.-supplied M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) successfully attacked a Russian T-90M tank, one of Russia's most advanced tanks, in Stepove, northwest of the Donetsk town of Avdiivka.
• The Bradley's crew, part of Ukraine's 47th Mechanized Brigade, recounted how they fired on the Russian tank 'with all we could', comparing the experience to playing video games.
• When the Bradley ran out of armor-piercing rounds, the gunner, Serhiy, targeted the tank's optics, blinding it and causing it to lose control and crash into a tree.
• The U.S. has supplied Ukraine with 186 Bradley IFVs so far in the war, along with four support-team vehicles.
• Bradleys have been touted as making a big difference for Ukraine, with a Ukrainian commander of the 47th Mechanized Brigade stating that Russian soldiers are afraid to launch operations 'when they know that a Bradley will be against them.'

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