Russia has issued a chilling warning in response to reports that the United States has sent the first batch of American M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine.
The Ukrainian government has been boasting that the tanks will help Ukraine’s military punch through the front lines.
However, German Leopards and UK Challenger 2 tanks have already been destroyed by Russian forces.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded to Ukraine’s receipt of the U.S. tanks by warning that “they too will burn.”
“All this can in no way affect the essence of the special military operation, its outcome,” Peskov explained.
“There is no panacea, no single weapon that can change the balance of power on the battlefield.”
Washington had pledged 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, beginning this year.
The first ten were reportedly transferred to Ukrainian forces as of Saturday.
More are expected to arrive this fall.
“Abrams tanks are serious weapons, but remember what the president said about other tanks made in another country,” Peskov said, according to Reuters.
He was referring to other Western tanks supplied to Kyiv, which include German-made Leopards and British Challengers, the report notes.
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