Ukrainian FPV-drone Pegas + effectively destroyed the Russian T-62MV tank with a brazier on the tower

The Pegas+ unmanned aerial vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces effectively destroyed another Russian tank

T-62VM. This time the T-62MV came under attack from a kamikaze drone.

What is known

The Russian combat vehicle was destroyed in the Donetsk region. In the video, we first see how the FPV drone flew into the tank, and then the explosion is shown from a different angle.

T-62MV was equipped with additional protection,which received the popular name "mangal". It is a lattice welded onto the tower. Sometimes they put sandbags on top. This is supposed to protect the tank from Bayraktar TB2 drones and Javelin missiles.

In conclusion, we add that the T-62MV tanks are at warare not as common as many other combat vehicles. According to Oryx analysts, since February 24, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have captured or destroyed 15 Soviet-made T-62MVs and one 2022-model tank.