LIVE War in Ukraine – day 793: Ukraine withdrew US Abrams tanks from the front line / The number of drones used by the Russians on the battlefield has doubled in the last three months

Russia has adapted technologically to Ukraine’s electronic warfare, and drones operated by Moscow’s frontline forces have become more difficult for Kiev’s troops to counter. The number of unmanned vehicles operated by the Russians on the front line has doubled in the past three months, and the Ukrainian military has decided to withdraw Abrams tanks from the battlefield for the time being because of the danger posed by Russian drones.

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07:46 Ukraine has withdrawn U.S.-supplied Abrams battle tanks for now in its fight against Russia because of Russian drone threats that have made it too difficult to operate them without being detected or attacked, two U.S. military officials told The Associated Press .

The US agreed to send 31 Abrams to Ukraine in January 2023 after months of aggressive campaigning by Kiev, arguing that the tanks, which cost around $10 million apiece, are vital to its ability to breach Russian lines.

06:02The United States hopes that Washington’s recent decision to send long-range missiles to Ukraine will encourage Germany to do the same, something Berlin has so far ruled out, a US official said on Thursday.

01:16 US Treasury chief talks ‘range of options’ on frozen Russian assets / What Russia is threatening.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday that a full seizure of Russian assets is justified but is only one possibility, with those assets instead serving as collateral for market loans to help Ukraine.

00:39The number of drones used by Russian forces on the front line has doubled in the past three months, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Thursday, citing confidential military sources.

Sources within the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army cited by the publication said that Ukrainian troops’ efforts to counter drones by electronic means have become less and less effective as Moscow’s forces have adapted to technological changes.