The country’s tank fleet - which is estimated to be 2,800 strong with another 10,000 in storage - consists mostly of modernized Soviet tanks manned by crews of three. Russian military doctrine has always been to build and maintain large numbers of tanks, according to James Lewis, an analyst at the Strategic and International Studies Institute in Washington. According to military analysts, these tank losses are one of the major issues facing Russia as it seeks to continue its offensive in Ukraine. Moscow’s invasion of its pro-Western neighbor in February has been accompanied by a steady stream of images of burnt-out tanks, sometimes with their turrets blown off, as well as tanks on fire with their crews trapped inside. Shortly after the first T-90M was spotted in April, Ukrainian journalist Andriy Tsapliyenko posted images standing in front of the charred remains of one such tank. One video posted online last week showed a T-90M on a mud road, hidden under trees.īut its relative rarity - and technological sophistication - has not saved it from Ukrainian attacks. Russia’s most modern and technologically advanced tank, the T-90M, has appeared in photos and videos in Ukraine just a handful of times since the beginning of the invasion. A Russian T-80BV tank in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol – Alexander Garmayev / TASS
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