Patriot System, Bradley Vehicles, M777 howitzer, AS-90 ‘Braveheart’ Artillery Destroyed in Ukraine

In one of the worst days for American-made arms in Ukraine, Russian forces claim to having destroyed a Patriot air defense battery, a M777 Howitzer, Bradley fighting vehicles besides a British-made AS-90 “Braveheart” artillery gun on March 10.

The Patriot system  was reportedly hit by an Iskandar missile system, Russian media reported.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said in a statement Wednesday that One AFU attempt to intrude the border territory of the Russian Federation was thwarted in Belgorod and Kursk regions.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 250 Ukrainian troops, seven tanks, three U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, two armoured personnel carriers, four motor vehicles, one U.S.-made M777 howitzer, two D-20 howitzers, one D-30 howitzer, one Gvozdika and one Nova self-propelled artillery systems.

In the Kupyansk direction during the course of counter-battery warfare, one UK-made AS-90 Braveheart self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, one Msta-B howitzer, and one U.S.-made M119 howitzer were neutralised.

In Kherson direction, operational-Tactical and Army Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Groups of Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation wiped out two Ukrainian Air Force Mi-8 helicopters at a landing pad near Novopavlovka (Donetsk People's Republic), and one armament and military hardware maintenance workshop near Balakleya (Kharkov region).

In addition, the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system was destroyed at a firing position in Kharkov region, and AFU manpower and hardware was engaged in 129 areas.

Air defence units shot down 136 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, four U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, six Grad MLRS projectiles, and three French-made HAMMER guided aerial bombs during the day.