A Bradley infantry fighting vehicle was caught by a Russian drone in Kharkov Region, Moscow\u2019s military has said<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Russian forces in Ukraine\u2019s Kharkov Region have tracked down and destroyed a US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle operated by Kiev\u2019s troops, the Defense Ministry in Moscow reported on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A short clip posted by the ministry showed a burning wreck, which it said was all that remained after a first-person view drone intercepted the vehicle on the move. The Western-donated platform was the \u201clatest taken out of order\u201d by Russia, the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Russian troops have been present in Kharkov Region since mid-March. The operation was touted by Moscow as a response to regular Ukrainian drone and artillery attacks on Russia\u2019s neighboring Belgorod Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has claimed that Kiev\u2019s incursion in Russia\u2019s Kursk Region, which it launched last month, was meant to prevent a Russian occupation of Kharkov, as well as Sumy, another major Ukrainian city. Russian officials have denied having any such plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The US has donated hundreds of M2 Bradley IFVs to support Ukraine\u2019s war effort against Russia as part of its massive program of military assistance. At least a third of them had reportedly been destroyed or heavily damaged as of this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moscow has warned that no amount of Western aid can alter the outcome of the Ukraine conflict. By throwing more weapons at Kiev, the US and its allies simply make the cost of the hostilities higher, turning the crisis into a fight \u201cto the last Ukrainian,\u201d Russian officials have said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n