With the first batch of US-made M1 Abrams tanks having arrived in Ukraine, Sputnik has reached out to military expert Boris Rozhin to find out which Russian main battle tank can knock out the American wonder-weapon.
NATO s proxy war against Russia in Ukraine has shattered the myth of the superiority of Western tanks against their Russian counterparts, with dozens of German-made Leopard 1 and 2s and multiple Challenger 2s destroyed during Ukraine s stalled counteroffensive. Check out Sputnik s infographic for a detailed breakdown of NATO and Russia s top armor.
Russia marked Defense Industry Workers’ Day this week, with the professional holiday dedicated to the men and women responsible for the design and production of the country’s defense hardware, some of which has proven its effectiveness amid the NATO-Russia ongoing proxy war in Ukraine. Check out Sputnik’s infographic for more details.
For decades, the large, sleek, technologically advanced main battle tanks used by NATO’s armies enjoyed a distinct air of superiority over their Soviet and Russian counterparts in the minds of Western war planners, military experts and the public at large. The Ukrainian conflict busted this myth. What happened and why? Sputnik explains.