 Ukraine only lost five out of 71 Leopard 2 tanks during summer in counter-offensive. In 13 weeks after the start of the long-awaited Ukrainian counter-offensive on several fronts in the south and east of Ukraine, the Ukrainian army has only lost five out of 71 Leopard 2 tanks. At least 10 more of these tanks have been damaged and are currently being repaired. Forbes' media outlet reported this. According to Forbes, all losses of Leopard 2 tanks occurred within an area of 25 square miles, anchored to Mala-Takhmatchka in the north and Robatine in the south. It is quite likely that almost every member of the crew of the five destroyed tanks, 20 people in total, managed to leave their tank before it burned down or exploded. On photos and videos that captured four out of five cases of destruction of Leopard 2s, the tanks' turrets and hulls have opened hatches, a strong indication that the crews managed to get out. Damaged tanks are being repaired in Poland and Germany and will later be brought back to the front line. Forbes stressed that thanks to the fundamental strength of a 69-tonne Leopard 2 tank it can be damaged, repaired, returned to combat, then damaged and repaired again. Forbes cites Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Solonko who stated that the Western tanks are saving lives and even most critically damaged military equipment is recovered and taken for repairs.