Most US Abrams Tanks in Ukraine Now Lost, Captured, or Abandoned

A U.S.-made M1 Abrams battle tank is transported to be displayed in an exhibition of Ukraine's military equipment captured by Russian forces in the Kharkiv and Sumy regions, at the museum and exhibition center in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Nov. 2, 2024. Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images

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When the United States delivered 31 M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine in September 2023, the move was heralded as a potential turning point in Kyiv’s fight against Russia, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calling them a “game changer.”