Since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has eliminated 1006 Russian tanks.

This is stated in the SBU report.

The largest number of enemy armored vehicles was destroyed during the fighting in Donetsk and Kharkiv regions.

"Using heavy armored vehicles, the aggressor often tried to break through the positions of Ukrainian defenders and provide cover for the occupiers' assault groups," the statement said.

In addition, the enemy regularly involved tank formations in attacks on the fortifications of the Defense Forces in Zaporizhzhia.

To destroy Russian armored vehicles, the SBU conducted combat operations jointly with units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

An arsenal of armor-piercing weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles were used against enemy tanks.

A large number of Russian armored vehicles were destroyed before they even attempted to storm Ukrainian positions. Some tanks were destroyed along with their crews.

Earlier, Apostrophe reported that Ukraine destroyed four S-300 systems, that were launching missile strikes on Kharkiv.