The first visual confirmations from the front indicate that the Russians managed to destroy one of the heavy armored vehicles sent by Germany to help Ukraine. this is the Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicle.

Marder vehicles Photo: Michael Sohn/AP/Profimedia

The pictures that appeared on social networks show such a seriously damaged and abandoned Marder armored car.

Most likely, the vehicle was hit by an anti-tank missile.

Some drone footage shows the vehicle on fire.

Other close-up images of the damaged and abandoned Marder vehicle later surfaced.

Marder armored vehicles sent by Germany

Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicles were handed over by Germany back in 2022, today it is known that Ukrainian forces received 40 such units. In total, Germany promises to supply up to 100 such armored vehicles.

The Schützenpanzer Marder 1 is a German tracked infantry fighting vehicle designed for use by West German panzergrenadier motorized infantry units. It has been used by the German army as a main combat vehicle since the 1970s and up to the present. Since 2010, Marder cars have been replaced by much newer and more modern Puma models.

The machines are armored on a track, weighing about 30 tons and equipped with a 20-mm gun.