The silhouette of the vehicle destroyed closely matches a specialised tractor called a self-propelled sprayer, and the video, taken using thermal imaging systems, shows no heat source - which would be present in operating tanks.īut this didn't stop the Russian defence ministry, its embassy in Washington, and Russian state-controlled broadcasters and news sites showing the video extensively, claiming to have destroyed the powerful tank. The vehicle struck by the Russian missile has four large wheels and sits high off the ground, while Leopard 2 tanks are low slung and have treads like a bulldozer.
Video analysis by the Associated Press shows Russia did achieve a victory - over two combine harvesters and a tractor. Russian officials boasted on Monday they had "annihilated" eight German-made Leopard 2 tanks, accompanied by a grainy footage of the purported success. "A possible explosion will cause the release of thousands of tonnes of toxic substances into the atmosphere and lead to a deadly danger to people and the environment," he said.
His warning echoed comments made by Oleksandr Prokudin, governor of the Kherson region bordering Crimea, who last Friday said Russian occupiers had taken explosives to the plant. They recently began to rig explosives there, because they saw the armed forces of Ukraine could cross the Dnipro and attack Armiansk," he was quoted by the Kyiv Post as saying. "The plant is already completely mined, including containers with acid, chlorine and reagents. Russia has rigged an industrial chemical plant with explosives which would release "thousands of tonnes" of toxic substances if destroyed, according to two Ukrainian officials.įormer colonel of the Ukrainian armed forces Roman Svitan told Apostrof TV that Russian army engineers have prepped the Crimean Titan plant, near Armiansk in northern Crimea, for demolition should the Ukrainian army approach the peninsula.
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