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The Oplot-M is faster than the Russian T-90 and its improved versions, such as the T-90M and T-90MS Tagil. This main battle tank is also fitted with auxiliary power unit, which powers all systems, ...

Back in May, Ukraine’s defense minister Oleksii Reznikov donned the heavily padded TSh-4 cap of a Soviet tanker and was seen riding in the driver’s seat of one of Ukraine’s very few T-84U Oplot ...

Details: Reznikov also posted a video from Kharkiv Oblast in which he tested Oplot tanks at a training ground. Quote from Reznikov: "It's always nice to test-drive equipment that’s going to the front.

Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, analysts largely agreed that the role of main battle tanks in future combat would decrease over time. But two years of warfare in Eastern Europe have shown that ...

Tank warfare is periodically declared obsolete in the face of the latest portable anti-tank weapons and the difficulty of transporting heavy vehicles to the battlefront. Just don’t tell that to ...

After missing several deadlines over the past few years, Ukraine’s state-run defense production concern UkrOboronProm will now finally complete its long-standing contract to supply its advanced ...

Ukraine has just five or six copies of one of its best tanks—the T-84 Oplot. That’s enough for just one platoon. But when you’re fighting for your country’s survival, one T-84 platoon is better than ...

Ukroboronprom (UOP) has completed production of Oplot-T main battle tanks for the Royal Thai Army, the company announced on 26 March. The combat vehicles have successfully undergone testing and are ...

The Ministry of Defense will order Oplot tanks from the Ukroboronprom state concern for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov. It was stated in the message ...

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