The steady transfer to Ukraine, via captures, of hundreds upon hundreds of tanks, fighting vehicles, artillery, air-defense systems and trucks underlines the challenge Russia faces in achieving any of its strategic objectives in Ukraine. No later than March 11, former Russian tanks were shooting back. That can happen in a matter of days, if videos depicting ex-Russian T-72s and T-80s in combat on the Ukrainian side are any indication. The question is how quickly Kyiv’s army can take stock of a vehicle its troops-or civilians-have seized, repair any damage, fuel it up, restock its ammo and assign it to a crew with the right training.
In any event, there aren’t many captured Russian tanks Ukraine can’t use in some capacity. It’s not for no reason that Ukraine generally assigns its T-72s to reserve formations. The T-72, by contrast is a simpler, cheaper tank-one suitable to mass-production and easy support in the field. The T-80 actually is an evolution of the T-64, itself one of the most sophisticated tanks Soviet industry ever produced. But the Ukrainians also operate at least two models that the Russians still use, too- the T-72 and the T-80. The Ukrainian army’s main tank, the T-64, no longer is in active use in the Russian army. There are far fewer showing those same tanks back in action in Ukrainian colors.īut it helps that Ukraine uses many of the same tanks that Russia does. There are lots of videos of Russian tanks under tow.
How many of the seized tanks and other vehicles are fit for further use is hard to confirm.
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