The place is a fortress now, surrounded by trenches. This city is critical as it is located between Mariupol (75km to south) and Bakhmut (100 Km to North).Īfter Russians took over Crimea in 2014, Ukrainian soldiers dug trenches around the city of Vuhledar, as they knew sooner or later Russians will be knocking at the doors of Vuhledar, which is an important energy source for Ukraine. At the same time, securing Vuhledar would give Ukraine a potential launching pad for future counter-offensives in south. Vuhledar’s capture would be an important step in Russia’s plans to disrupt Ukrainian supply lines. Vuhledar is located on an elevated plane, which means Ukrainian soldiers can easily spot Russians movement from afar. Presently, Ukrainians have a tactical upper hand in the greater battle for the Donbas region. This is a small town with one of the largest coal reserves in Ukraine. Russia had faced a similar backlash in Bucha last year. Russian telegram channels associated with Wagner group like Greyzone, further confirm this news.

Myriads of pictures and videos from the area show that Russia may have indeed sacrificed multiple waves of tanks in Vuhledar.

The figures may sound exaggerated, but the fact is that war has been raging in this area since over a year.

Ukraine claims 130 Russian battle tanks are destroyed in Vuhledar. However, news emanating from Vuhledar hints at the heavy loss that Russian Army had to bear for using tanks. Since then, Russians have been famous for their reliance on tanks. This is the largest battle of tanks known to us, and it ended with Stalin’s Red Army defeating Hitler’s Army. During the 2 nd World War, a total of 8000 tanks belonging to Hitler’s Army and the Russian Army fought against each other in the battle of Kursk.

Largest tank battle in the world