Ukraine Seizes Russian T-80BVM Tank in Kursk Oblast

12 August, 2024 Russian T-80BVM tank captured by Ukrainian soldiers in the Kursk region. August 10, 2024. Russia.

Frame from Yurii Butusov's video Ukrainian Defense Forces captured a Russian T-80BVM tank in the Kursk region. The Russians planned to use this tank in the battles in the Kharkiv region.

Footage of the captured tank near the village of Honcharivka was shown by Ukrainian journalist Yuriy Butusov. The tank was captured on August 10, 2024, by officers of the SSU Military Counterintelligence Department together with scouts from the 80th Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The T-80BVM tank was delivered to Ukrainian forces with a full tank of fuel and a complete ammunition package.

Before the Ukrainian offensive, Russian forces set up an ambush for the tank, but the Ukrainians detected the ambush in time. This tank, under the number 133, was being prepared by the Russians for combat operations in the Kharkiv region.