The Russian military says it has destroyed a Gepard anti-aircraft tank during air strikes in southern Ukraine. “Near the locality of Novopavlivka in the Mykolaiv region, a combat vehicle supplied by Germany to the Kiev regime for the Gepard anti-aircraft gun complex was destroyed,” Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Wednesday. This information cannot be independently verified. Germany plans to deliver a total of 30 Gepard anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine as part of its arms aid. According to the German Defence Ministry, five of the vehicles have been shipped so far. The …