Ukraine Blows Up Russia's Best Tank With Help From Sweden
Source: Newsweek
BY ZOE STROZEWSKI ON 5/10/22
Ukraine has reportedly blown up a second Russian T-90M tank, one of the most advanced types that Russia has in service, just days after destroying what was said to be the first one.
Ukraine's Defense Ministry posted a video on Twitter Tuesday showing an aerial view of a tank far in the distance just before it was struck and engulfed in flames that sent a black mushroom cloud of smoke into the air. The ministry said that territorial defense fighters used a Swedish Carl Gustaf handheld anti-tank grenade launcher to destroy the tank near Staryi Saltiv in Ukraine's Kharkiv oblast (or province) and thanked Sweden for the assistance.
Link to tweet
The reported destruction of one of Russia's best tanks came less than a week after Ukraine said that it destroyed the first one days after the T-90M's presence in Ukraine was first reported by Kyiv on April 25. The alleged loss of the second tank may be a significant blow to Russia's military in light of recent indications that Ukrainian forces have been gaining ground in some areas and Russia has been losing it. Russia has not addressed or verified those reports.
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Archae
(46,260 posts)"Latest model of Russian tanks," right. Sure.
LetMyPeopleVote
(143,998 posts)OnlinePoker
(5,702 posts)Aussie105
(5,211 posts)And navy ships.
But keep trotting them out Russia, more missiles are being sent to Ukraine even as we speak.
TomSlick
(11,032 posts)Modern man-portable anti-tank weapons make deploying tanks without infantry, preferably dismounted infantry, military malpractice.
Tanks with auto loaders that store the ammunition in the turret, which guarantees the jack-in-the-box syndrome where any penetration of the turret causes the ammunition stores to explode - blowing the turret and the crew into the air - is simply bad design.
Russian tankers are either extraordinarily brave or just plain stupid.
Dial H For Hero
(2,971 posts)originally fielded.
canetoad
(17,088 posts)"Russia's best tank". No more.
DavidDvorkin
(19,404 posts)History repeats itself:
Two thousand pounds of education
Drops to a ten-rupee jezail.
TomSlick
(11,032 posts)DavidDvorkin
(19,404 posts)Efilroft Sul
(3,573 posts)burrowowl
(17,605 posts)LudwigPastorius
(8,943 posts)BumRushDaShow
(127,266 posts)the daddy of this -
Aviation Pro
(12,051 posts)Stupid Russians.
yardwork
(61,408 posts)Aviation Pro
(12,051 posts)Stupid officer.
yardwork
(61,408 posts)Bayard
(21,801 posts)Putin must be losing his shit now.
Raine
(30,540 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(48,773 posts)Raine
(30,540 posts)they can be beaten, the Ukrainians have proven that!