MOSCOW, March 20. /TASS/. Russian troops destroyed a fourth US-made Abrams tank of the Ukrainian army by an FPV drone near Avdeyevka in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday.

"In the settlement of Berdychi, reconnaissance teams detected the movement of the enemy’s tracked equipment and, after tracking down the target, delivered a strike, immobilizing the combat vehicle. By the second FPV drone strike, the fighters destroyed the American tank, on which militants had pinned great hopes. In addition, our reconnaissance teams managed to get to the damaged vehicle, inspect it and retrieve all the necessary equipment," the ministry said in a statement.

The senior scout-operator with the call sign Sokol said that he did not know what the target was in front of him due to poor visibility.

"When the weather normalized, our fellow servicemen from aerial reconnaissance were able to distinguish an Abrams from a Leopard and were surprised that this was the much-touted American tank. Initially, I also did not expect it to be an American tank. And it made such a sensation inside me that American tanks could be torched even easier than other tanks. This gave me further motivation in my fighting," he said.

The scout with the call sign Izai said that the American tank did not impress Russian fighters in comparison with Russia’s armor.

"There is nothing unusual in this tank in the way it is praised by the West and Ukraine. After sitting inside it, I can say that it is worse than our armor, in particular, the T-90 tank. It left a poor impression and I expected something more. We excellently accomplished the objective assigned by our commander. Our military command is glad that we returned safe and sound. We will keep working for the benefit of our country," he stressed.