BREAKING: RUSSIA CLAIMS TO HAVE KILLED GERMAN SOLDIERS

Russian media outlets are reporting that a Leopard 2 tank destroyed in the Zaporizhzhia region was OPERATED BY GERMAN SOLDIERS.

The commander of the Russian intelligence team responsible for the destruction said that the German driver, before his death, claimed he was not a mercenary, but an active-duty member of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of Germany.

This is a significant development, as it would be the first confirmed case of German soldiers fighting in Ukraine.

Germany has been one of the leading providers of military aid to Ukraine, but it has so far refrained from sending its own troops.

If this is true, it could escalate NATO's involvement in the conflict.

The initial red line was heavy weaponry, then Patriot missiles, followed by tanks, then F16s, and now long-range missiles.