An upgraded Ukrainian T-64BV with modern optics and reactive armor. Wikimedia Commons The Ukrainian army went to war with around 800 active T-64 tanks. In the 11 months since Russia widened its attack...
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Anticipating A Russian Attack, The Ukrainian Army Trained Its Tank Crews To Fight Like Artillery
Ukrainian army 17th Tank Brigade. Ukrainian army photo Ukraine’s tank corps wasn’t ready for the Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine in 2014. The Ukrainian army’s two tank brigades and 10 mechanized b...
It Seems Ukraine Is Struggling To Form Tank Brigades
A Ukrainian tank crew in action. Ukrainian army photo The Ukrainian army’s tank brigades are spread thin. That could help to explain why the army’s highly anticipated counteroffensive in southern Ukra...
Ukraine Made Just A Handful Of Speedy T-84 Tanks. Now They’re On The Front Line.
A T-84 ‘Oblot,’ possibly in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian army photo Ukraine produced just five or six copies of one of its best tanks—the T-84 Oplot. That’s enough for just one platoon. But ...
Ukraine’s Best Tank Brigade Has Won The Battle For Chernihiv
1st Tank Brigade in training in 2021. Ukrainian army photo When a Russian tank army swept southwest from the Russia-Belarus border region into northern Ukraine on the morning of Feb. 24, a single Ukra...