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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.
Predictions about tank warfare being a relic of the 20th century have turned out dead wrong, with Russia and NATO deploying hundreds of main battle tanks and thousands of other armored vehicles in Ukraine. Former Pentagon officer David T. Pyne shares his assessment of Russian tank forces’ capabilities against those of the Western alliance.
The results of the Ukrainian marines’ solo tank ops speak for themselves. Four front-line brigades flanked and squeezed the Russian garrison in Urozhaine.
A permanent resolution of the optics crisis would be bad for Ukraine. But once American-made M-1 tanks start arriving this fall, the balance of power again could shift.
Down 2,000 tanks, Russia is using clever tactics to keep them alive. Here's how.