Russia's much touted T-72B3M tank annihilated in Kherson blast

One of Russia's most modern tanks met a dramatic end in southern Ukraine this week, as Russian and Ukrainian forces maneuvered for battlefield advantage with winter settling over the 600-mile frontline.

Drone footage published on a Telegram channel run by members of the Ukrainian Magyar Birds aerial reconnaissance unit showed the detonation of a T-72B3M main battle tank in the Kherson direction, purportedly near the settlement of Krynky along the banks of the Dnieper—or Dnipro in Ukrainian—river.

Newsweek was unable to independently verify the footage and has contacted the Russian defense ministry by email to request comment.