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Marekani yasema kuwa imekubaliana na Ukraine kuondoa vifaru vyake vya Abram kwenye uwanja wa vita na Urusi huko Ukraine.
Uamuzi huo wa kuondoa vifaru hivyo vinavyodaiwa kuwa ni namba moja kwa ubora duniani na vilivyofanya vizuri kwenye vita ya Afghanistan dhidi ya wanamgambo wa kitalibani umejiri baada ya Ukraine kulalamika kuwa majeshi ya Urusi yamekuwa yakitumia droni za bei chee kuvinywa (kuvichoma) vifaru hivyo vya gharama mbaya.
Aidha Ukraine ikaongeza kuwa vifaru hivyo maarufu vya mMarekani vimekuwa "useless" mbele ya droni za Urusi.
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Fri, April 26, 2024 at 2:23 AM GMT+34 min read
FILE - Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth looks over the latest version of the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank as she tours the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, Feb. 16, 2023, in Lima, Ohio.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine has sidelined U.S.-provided Abrams M1A1 battle tanks for now in its fight against Russia, in part because Russian drone warfare has made it too difficult for them to operate without detection or coming under attack, two U.S. military officials told The Associated Press.
The U.S. agreed to send 31 Abrams to Ukraine in January 2023 after an aggressive monthslong campaign by Kyiv arguing that the tanks, which cost about $10 million apiece, were vital to its ability to breach Russian lines.
But the battlefield has changed substantially since then, notably by the ubiquitous use of Russian surveillance drones and hunter-killer drones. Those weapons have made it more difficult for Ukraine to protect the tanks when they are quickly detected and hunted by Russian drones or rounds.
Five of the 31 tanks have already been lost to Russian attacks.
The proliferation of drones on the Ukrainian battlefield means “there isn’t open ground that you can just drive across without fear of detection,” a senior defense official told reporters Thursday.
The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to provide an update on U.S. weapons support for Ukraine before Friday's Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting.
“When you think about the way the fight has evolved, massed armor in an environment where unmanned aerial systems are ubiquitous can be at risk," Grady told the AP in an interview this week, adding that tanks are still important.
Uamuzi huo wa kuondoa vifaru hivyo vinavyodaiwa kuwa ni namba moja kwa ubora duniani na vilivyofanya vizuri kwenye vita ya Afghanistan dhidi ya wanamgambo wa kitalibani umejiri baada ya Ukraine kulalamika kuwa majeshi ya Urusi yamekuwa yakitumia droni za bei chee kuvinywa (kuvichoma) vifaru hivyo vya gharama mbaya.
Aidha Ukraine ikaongeza kuwa vifaru hivyo maarufu vya mMarekani vimekuwa "useless" mbele ya droni za Urusi.
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Ukraine pulls US-provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over Russian drone threats
TARA COPPFri, April 26, 2024 at 2:23 AM GMT+34 min read
FILE - Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth looks over the latest version of the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank as she tours the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, Feb. 16, 2023, in Lima, Ohio.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine has sidelined U.S.-provided Abrams M1A1 battle tanks for now in its fight against Russia, in part because Russian drone warfare has made it too difficult for them to operate without detection or coming under attack, two U.S. military officials told The Associated Press.
The U.S. agreed to send 31 Abrams to Ukraine in January 2023 after an aggressive monthslong campaign by Kyiv arguing that the tanks, which cost about $10 million apiece, were vital to its ability to breach Russian lines.
But the battlefield has changed substantially since then, notably by the ubiquitous use of Russian surveillance drones and hunter-killer drones. Those weapons have made it more difficult for Ukraine to protect the tanks when they are quickly detected and hunted by Russian drones or rounds.
Five of the 31 tanks have already been lost to Russian attacks.
The proliferation of drones on the Ukrainian battlefield means “there isn’t open ground that you can just drive across without fear of detection,” a senior defense official told reporters Thursday.
The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to provide an update on U.S. weapons support for Ukraine before Friday's Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting.
“When you think about the way the fight has evolved, massed armor in an environment where unmanned aerial systems are ubiquitous can be at risk," Grady told the AP in an interview this week, adding that tanks are still important.
