The Russian forces have begun to use the newest Armata tanks to fire at Ukrainian positions,” RIA Novosti news agency reported on Tuesday, citing a source, according to RT.
The Russian media also said that the tanks “haven’t participated in direct assault actions yet.”
According to the source, the T-14s were fitted with additional protection from anti-tank munitions. Tank crews have been training in one of Russia’s newly incorporated Donbas republics since 2022.
Konstantin Sivkov, Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Rocket and Artillery Sciences, told Russian media on Tuesday that the T-14 will be primarily pitted against the British Challenger 2 and German-made Leopard 2A6 models that were pledged to Kyiv by NATO countries.
The news of the deployment of T-14s comes as Kyiv prepares to launch a counteroffensive.
MNA/PR
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