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Tanks
For the second time in a year the Russian Defense Minister visited a tank factory in Omsk to monitor its performance against the production plan he gave them last June.
Apr. 19
Tanks
The Kremlin’s up-armored T-72 tank looked like a mobile barn which Ukrainian drone operators decided not to attack, instead concentrating on the other armored vehicles it was leading.
Apr. 19
Tanks
Ukrainian SSO operators immobilized the armored vehicle using an FPV drone which also injured both the tank’s commander and gunner.
Apr. 17
War in Ukraine
Evacuating the high-tech tank out of no-man’s-land took three days and at one point soldiers had to carry a 70 kg tank battery more than a kilometer.
Apr. 9
Tanks
The Russian army stopped getting quick successes with big armored assaults back in Feb. 2023, but the Kremlin still tries them from time to time. Ukrainian defensive drills are fairly well-practiced.
Apr. 1
Tanks
Among the Russian military equipment destroyed by the Ukrainian Special Operations attack were two self-propelled artillery pieces and two towed howitzers.
Mar. 19
War in Ukraine
Considering how much kerchief-twisting there was about it in the first place, and how they are doing in the war right now, handing over top-end NATO tanks to Ukraine doesn’t look like a great idea.
Mar. 19
Tanks
Russian troops launched a Soviet-era assault tactic on Ukrainian positions, employing substantial armor. Ukrainian paratroopers fought back using drones – destroying 12 vehicles, including four tanks.
Mar. 8
Tanks
The experts say the tanks numbers game show that Russia can replace its tank losses with refurbished older vehicles, but, that data is from a war with a lot fewer drones.
Feb. 24
Tanks
A renewed assault by Russian forces in the direction of Zaporizhzhia was successfully resisted by Ukrainian troops who destroyed large amounts of enemy equipment in the process.
Feb. 19
War in Ukraine
Ukraine’s 21st Mechanized Infantry Brigade is the sole formation operating the vehicle, deploying it to months of combat in the eastern Bakhmut and north-eastern Kupyansk sectors.
Feb. 8
War in Ukraine
The Battle of Novomykhailivka was important because it confirmed that yes, in Ukraine we are witnessing a military technological revolution. Right now.
Feb. 4
War in Ukraine
Russia has lost thousands of tanks in Ukraine – though the losses were significant until the autumn of 2023, Russia might be losing fewer tanks with the capability to replenish them.
Feb. 4
Tanks
Currently hobbyist drones rigged to carry explosives are the critical weapons holding the line against Russia on the Ukrainian battlefield, not big-ticket western military tech.
Jan. 29