Video: Moment 'Ukrainian traitor drives stolen tank across the front line and defects ... dramatic moment a Ukrainian serviceman steals a T-64 tank and drives it across the frontline to 'defect ...
Ukrainian servicemen drive a Soviet-made T-64 tank in the Sumy region, near the border with Russia, on August 11, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia on August 11 acknowledged ...
DONETSK, June 19. /TASS/. Former Ukrainian soldier Maksim Likhachyov who switched to Russia’s side on a T-64 tank has filed documents for Russian citizenship, DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic ...
TASS/. Fighters of Russia’s Battlegroup East seized a Ukrainian T-64 tank near Ugledar in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), fighter with the call sign Koleso told TASS on Sunday.
As the war drags on, the Russian army has turned to stocks of older tanks to supplement its forces. One such vehicle is the T-80. In the 1960s, the Soviet Union produced the T-64, a new heavy tank.
The T-80’s updated engine and suspension allowed for an increased power-to-weight ratio relative to the T-64. This made the T-80 the most mobile tank in service with the Soviet Army.
Ukrainian units report that their older T-64 tanks are getting stuck in mud, are constantly in need of repair, and sometimes won't even fire. Although Kyiv's forces have been able to deal out a ...