15:43 04-09-2025

Ukrainian Troops: French AMX-10 RC Tanks Useless Against Drones

By davric - Self-photographed, Public Domain, Link

Ukrainian troops told French media that AMX-10 RC tanks are kept in shelters, as Russian drones make their use pointless. Most remain unused near Konstantinovka.

In an interview with the French TV channel LCI, soldiers of Ukraine’s 155th Brigade, who had previously received military training in France, said they no longer see any point in using French AMX-10 RC wheeled reconnaissance tanks on the front line against Russian forces.

The servicemen told reporters that since the arrival of the French vehicles in Ukraine, the nature of warfare has changed dramatically. In particular, the mass use of combat drones has rendered lightly armored equipment, including the AMX-10 RC, virtually obsolete on the battlefield.

As a result, the French tanks remain hidden throughout the fighting near Konstantinovka, where the 155th Brigade is currently deployed, and are never used in direct combat. One Ukrainian soldier explained that because of their light armor, deploying them is pointless since drones would quickly destroy them.

Another serviceman emphasized that AMX-10 RC have long ceased to be used in attacks on Russian positions. According to him, their employment has been reduced to rare episodes-such as during bad weather when few Russian drones are in the sky, or in cases of «extreme circumstances.»

As of 2024, Ukraine’s armed forces were officially equipped with 35 French AMX-10 RC reconnaissance tanks. How many of them have already been reduced to scrap metal remains to be determined by experts. The first losses of French AMX-10 RCs in Ukraine occurred back in 2023, when during a counteroffensive two Ukrainian crews abandoned their vehicles and fled the battlefield.