Pro-Kremlin TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov has speculated on the possibility that Russia’s top T-14 Armata tanks will arrive in Ukraine.
Pro-Kremlin TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov said that “Armata moves to the West”.
This propagandist claims that the new generation tanks and their crews are currently preparing to carry out combat missions on the territory of Ukraine, while his words have caused skepticism in the community. experts in both Russia and the West.
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The new Armata tank has had a long and somewhat difficult development process and is still in the testing phase. The first prototypes were presented to the public for the first time at the Victory Day parade in Red Square on May 9, 2015.
The Russian military originally planned to buy 2,300 T-14s between 2015 and 2020, but technological defects have prevented mass production of the next-generation Armata main battle tank. Their follow-up was delayed several times.
In addition, earlier in April 2020, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov confirmed that the T-14 Armata tank had problems with the engine, fire control system and thermal imaging equipment.
Armata is a heavy-duty crawler standardized platform that underpins the development of main battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers and several other armored vehicles. The new combat vehicle features fully digitized equipment, an unmanned turret and a separate armored compartment for the crew.
The Oryx blog, which statistics the losses of Russian military equipment in Ukraine based on photos sent from the front lines, reported that the Russian Armed Forces lost at least 1577 main battle tanks, including consisting of seven modern T-90Ms since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.
