Russian Defense Minister Shares Details Of Epic One-On-Eight Armored Battle

Russian Defense Minister Shares Details Of Epic One-On-Eight Armored Battle Sergey Shoigu has recommended that a tank crew that destroyed a Ukrainian armored column be named Heroes of Russia for their actions, the military has said. In a statement on Saturday, the Defense Ministry heaped praise on the Russian service members driving a tank named ‘Alyosha’, who repelled “an attack by a numerically superior enemy“ in Zaporozhye Region, countering eight armored vehicles, including two tanks. According to the defense officials, the encounter occurred after 1st Lt. Rasim Baksikov, the commander of the Russian tank, had to take the place of an injured driver, while his seat was occupied by Lt. Alexander Levakov. With the tank crew ready, it rushed to support a Russian infantry regiment reeling from Ukrainian attacks. Subscribe to RT Источник: RT News