Footage recorded in the vicinity of Stepove, just north of Avdiivka, shows a cruising Russian tank experiencing some sort of crippling explode strike, likely a FPV kamikaze drone, and coming to a halt.

Worried their tank will erupt from a secondary cook off or be struck by another munition, the Russian crew quickly abandons the immobilized tank and retreat into the wood line.

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