Russia's invasion of Ukraine has resulted in significant tank losses, prompting the Russian army to deploy older models like the T-80 to supplement its forces. -Introduced in the late 1970s ...

A Russian T-80 tank, transformed into a pillar of flaming wreckage by a Ukrainian drone near Pokrovsk on or before Saturday, wasn’t just a tragedy for any Russians in the tank and a spectacle ...

Most of the tanks the Ukrainians destroyed were Soviet-era T-80 battle tanks, as more than 1,000 were lost. An additional 2,000 other tanks were destroyed, representing older vehicles like the T-72.

MOSCOW, April 5. /TASS/. Russian T-90 and T-80 main battle tanks will be outfitted with the Arena-M new reactive armor, High Precision Systems Group within the state tech corporation Rostec told ...

MOSCOW, May 20. /TASS/. Crews of T-80 tanks from the Battlegroup Center helped Russian troops advance in the Avdeyevka area, wiping out a Ukrainian army stronghold, Russia’s Defense Ministry ...

Russia has greater ability to sustain and replace tanks compared with Ukraine despite losing more since the 2022 invasion.

From the WWII-era T-55 to the Soviet-made T-62, T-72, and T-80 armored vehicles, these outdated tanks showcase just how much the Russian armor corps has been forced to devolve back to the 1980s.

I have never seen such brave people in my life,” he said. Ukrainian military sites over the weekend documented the destruction of at least one Solnetsepek and the capture of a Russian T-80 tank in the ...