Summary and Key Points: Main battle tanks (MBTs) are pivotal in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with both sides deploying various models, including Soviet-era tanks. -Russia’s tank fleet has suffered ...

Key Points and Summary - While Ukraine fields a mix of Western and Soviet-era tanks, its own homegrown T-84 Oplot is rarely seen on the battlefield. -The T-84 is a major upgrade over its Soviet ...

Back in May, Ukraine’s defense minister Oleksii Reznikov donned the heavily padded TSh-4 cap of a Soviet tanker and was seen riding in the driver’s seat of one of Ukraine’s very few T-84U Oplot ...