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according to a report by the wall street journal on the 13th, the ukrainian army chose not to use western-aided tanks on the battlefield as much as possible because of the extensive use of drones, and these tanks are at great risk of being damaged in battle.

the report said that due to their poor performance in recent battles, the ukrainian army is reconsidering how to deploy these tanks. although tanks were once called the "king of the battlefield", the extensive use of drones on the ukrainian battlefield means that targets and noisy tanks will be discovered and targeted within minutes, resulting in dozens of advanced western tanks being rarely used at present, while the rest of the tanks have either been damaged, destroyed, or captured by the enemy.

the picture shows the us-aided "abrams" tank destroyed and captured by the russian army and displayed in moscow.

the newspaper cited the 47th mechanized brigade of the ukrainian army as an example, saying that when the soldiers of the brigade were told last year that they would receive an abrams tank as western aid, they had hoped that this american tank would help break through the russian defense line. but this summer, this tank and four other tanks of this type were only allowed to park in a field a few kilometers away from the front line and were idle. oryx, an open source intelligence organization that tracks losses on the ukrainian battlefield, said that of the 31 abrams main battle tanks provided by the united states, six have been destroyed and the others are rarely used. among the other western tanks received by ukraine, 12 of the 18 german-made leopard 2 tanks have been destroyed or damaged.

the report quoted a ukrainian soldier driving an abrams tank as saying, "as soon as you get on the road, drones will find you, and then you will be hit by artillery, mines, anti-tank missiles, drones and guided air bombs." anton havrish, commander of a ukrainian tank company equipped with leopard tanks, said that previously the technical level of a tank commander mainly depended on his ability to engage in tank confrontation and protect infantry, but now it depends on his ability to shoot covertly and retreat quickly.

the report said that the ukrainian army has been modifying tanks to defend against drone attacks. soldiers often install metal cages around the tank turrets, some of which look like miniature bunkers. james rainey, commander of the u.s. army futures command, who is responsible for studying the impact of equipment on the army's combat methods, said, "in the short term, we absolutely need to make some urgent adjustments to maintain the survivability of our armored formations."