Ukraine's Tank Tactics: Captured Russian Tanks vs. Soviet-Era Tanks
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The Ukrainian military has destroyed or captured nearly 1,900 Russian and separatist tanks, including both the newest and oldest Russian tanks. The Russians are rushing into Ukraine every tank they can get their hands on, but the Ukrainians are wrecking them as fast as they arrive. The only factory in Russia that makes new tank hulls has struggled to acquire the modern Sosna-U digital sights it needs to assemble new T-90Ms and T-72B3s to the best standard. To close the gap between demand and supply, Russia has been reconditioning hundreds of very old tanks that the Russians have pulled out of long-term, open storage.
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