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Ukrainian territory. and there are some say that thats exactly what they intend to do. the ukrainians say that since theyve had these longer multiple-rocket systems with guided rockets from the u.s., theyve been able to hit a lot of russian weapons depots, for instance, also a lot of logistics centers for the russians that are a bit further away from the front lines. what the russians apparently have done in the meantime, is theyve moved a lot of their logisticses even further away from the fron...

Better position in trying to maneuver both in the house and to the south as well, thats in the east and to the east. of course, right now, thats where most of the massive front lines are. and the ukrainians have been saying that the russians have really being hitting ukrainian positions in that town and around that town and trying to make some advances as well. really using some pretty strong weapons, also, including thermal barrack weapons, which is an awful rocket launching system which does i...

How does Russia’s most advanced third-gen tank, the T-90M Proryv, compare against the heavy armor promised Kiev? Sputnik investigates.

Mobile armor like that, these things can run almost 50 miles an hour. you can search that armor to different points and take apart the russian forces as they attack and then secondly, joy, next phase of this, if you concentrate that armor together, it becomes a force that can crunch across the russian lines. it can drive all the way to the black sea, splitting the russian forces, creating massive logistic headaches for putin. its a bad day in the kremlin. thats a good thing. >> i just want to ma...

Russian forces looking to go on a springtime offensive in Ukraine will be met by more Ukrainian armor and firepower, following an agreement between the U

Need to point out here. these tanks are not going to arrive anytime soon. they are still in the procurement process meaning they have to be built or refurbished from other tanks, which will take months. the ukrainians have to be trained. you asked what kind of difference they can make. its not the difference that the abrams can make. its a recognition that ukraine needs tanks for the upcoming battle. if you look at what the situation on the ground right now, russia is running very low on precisi...

Battle tanks to ukraine. that will significantly strengthen their combat capabilities, and del strait the resolve of the nato allies and partners in providing support to ukraine. >> secretary-general, the introduction of tanks has long been discussed. what did it take to get here? >> what you have seen is that the front lines in ukraine have stabilized. we have seen how the russians are digging in. if we want ukraine to be able to both to defend against upcoming russian offenses, we know the rus...

Autumn we saw in the fall the capture of kherson or the recapture of kherson. since then, the battlefield is what stole. winter has come and most importantly they have begun to run out of the heavy armor that is so important in prosecuting a war of maneuver. where they have the edge over the russians is in terms of their motivation and battle skills, a lot of that comes from nato where theyve changed the doctrine for them putting to use heavy pieces of weaponry that the russians like to dig in a...

Various different countries, mostly from the united states, but they could be used as the defense minister said to christiane amanpour earlier today, it was an iron fist attempt to bash through the defensive lines of the russians. now that could be his disinformation. this is a very long battlefield indeed. its 800 miles long, at least, spread right across the east of the country. so focusing this armor in one location could be highly effective, but it could be highly risky. the ukrainians were ...

Have been there nick. you have seen the fighting up close. how will these tanks make a difference? >> however president biden is going to frame this anything that takes russia ? inside ukraine this is a defensive capability its about enabling the ukrainians two ? russian held territory inside their own country to take on the defense and russian armor. this is a significant jump in the ukraine capability and the key issue is when it is in place because thats potentially a long way off it may chan...