 A Ukrainian tank platoon fighting near Bakhmut said on March 29 it had fired shells on Russian dugouts after returning from combat mission. Platoon commander Bender, who didn't want to share his real name for security reasons, said his tank achieved its mission successfully as his crew parked the vehicle in a hideout. «We just fired on Russian positions somewhere near Bakhmut to support our infantry. We destroyed infantry dugouts, he said. Just about Western weapons supplies and their impact on the Bakhmut front, the commander said that they'd make the Ukrainian military stronger. We expect to grow much stronger with the new military vehicles. These vehicles are up-to-date, modern, they have better weapons, he said, adding he'd like to drive a US Abrams tank one day. His subordinate Harrison, the platoon's gunner who also only gave his namda gear, said he felt no fear when riding the platoon's Soviet-era T-64 tank. «We just fired on Russian positions somewhere near Bakhmut, near Bakhmut, supporting our infantry. We destroyed infantry dugouts, and the main task is to support our infantry. We expect to grow much stronger with the new military vehicles, because it's modern. With modern weapons, it's better, it's more advanced, it's more advanced. I wanted to ride the Abrams, because it has better combat characteristics. Combat characteristics, walk characteristics, that's why I'm interested in this technique. It's much simpler. Of course, all the people, all the soldiers, we're all fighting, but it's a fear. It's very... it's very much controlled, but when you do the combat task yourself, you don't take it because of the fact that it can hurt you, or kill you, or beat up your car. You're just doing your job, you don't think about it. It's then, when the battle is over, yes, you start to think about it, but it's already... This is the T-64 tank in the BV modification, the Soviet production. It was made at the Kharkiv Armored Tank Factory. It's a very bad machine, in principle. It works every day, almost every day. We go to some combat missions, perform different missions.