Russia repeats its mistakes from start of Ukraine war and loses a lot of tanks and APCs. Ukraine has lauded its recent success in taking out a slew of Russian tanks and armored vehicles, neither embattled former Ukrainian stronghold of Abdiyevka. Kiev said paratroopers from the country's 25th airborne brigade had stopped a massive Russian attack, close to the village of Tonenk. Destroying four tanks and two infantry fighting vehicles directly west of Abdiyevka according to Newsweek. The brigade, in a separate statement, said simply that it had destroyed a column of enemy equipment. The Institute for the Study of War, a US think tank that closely follows the conflict in Ukraine, described the Russian attack around Tonenk as Moscow's first battalion-sized mechanized assault since the Kremlin kicked off its offensive on Abdiyevka last October. A Russian tank battalion typically contains upwards of 30 vehicles. Fresh off claiming Abdiyevka in mid-February, Russia's first major victory since the fall of Bakmut in May 2023, the loss of so many vehicles in one fell swoop. Is a callback to the early errors and sky high, armored losses that Moscow suffered in the first phase of its full-scale invasion two years ago. There are some similarities between this Russian attack near Tonenk, and those Russian assaults early in the war said Brydon Spurling, senior research leader for the defence and security with the European branch of the Rand think tank. It's surprising that the column in Tonenk mostly used a single road and didn't appear to use the open ground on either side and spread its forces out, though it looks like some vehicles did try to disperse. He told Newsweek the Russian crews may have been worried about muddy terrain or mines he added, saying either way these were significant losses of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles. Near Tonenk we saw almost the same mistakes from their side as near Volodar in the previous year, major Viktor Tregubov, a Ukrainian journalist and editor who now serves in the Ukrainian military, told Newsweek. Ukrainian troops have prevented another attack by the invading Russian army near Terny village in the direction of Lyman City in eastern Denetsk region. Artillery strikes were launched against the invaders who sought to advance with a convoy of tanks and other armored combat vehicles. As a result, the vehicles and manpower in the column were destroyed. A few surviving infantrymen tried to escape. It should be noted that Russian troops have stepped up attacks in Denetsk region in recent days. A convoy of 36 tanks and 12 infantry fighting vehicles of the Russian army advancing in the direction of Tonenkoy village near Adiivka City was destroyed by Ukrainian fighters. In addition, Russian troops launched an attack with armored vehicles near the village of Novo Mikhailovka. As a result, the vehicles in the convoy were destroyed and the attack was prevented.