


The offensive near the Malaya village of Tokmachka to break through the Russian line on June 8 was unsuccessful and was a major setback for Ukraine. Russian armed helicopters and artillery immediately bombarded the formation of Ukrainian tanks and armored vehicles, which were almost standing still. In a short time, the Leopard 2A6 tank and a series of armor were destroyed by Ka-52 helicopter-launched missiles and artillery shells. However, a series of unexpected factors appeared when the minesweepers began to charge. The Ukrainian engineering forces failed to open the way because the minefield was too thick, leaving at least one Leopard 2A6 tank, a BMR-2 minesweeper and nine M2A2 Bradley fighting vehicles stuck in the open field.

Several Leopard 2A6 tanks of the 33rd Brigade advanced. Ukrainian commanders are well aware of this and have deployed at least one BMR-2 minesweeping vehicle and one Leopard 2R minesweeping vehicle in the hope of creating a safe passage for a company of M2A2 Bradley armored vehicles from the 47th Brigade along with a Leopard 2R. Two Ukrainian brigades had to pass through a dense minefield to get close to the Russian trenches. Russia near the Malaya village of Tokmachka in Zaporizhzhia province. On the morning of June 8, the 33rd Mechanized Brigade and 47th Shock Brigade of the Ukrainian army gathered many Leopard 2 main tanks and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to launch a large-scale attack against the front line. Unexpected factors made the raid of two Ukrainian brigades in Zaporizhzhia fail the most modern Leopard 2A6 tank was destroyed.
