The Russian government has suffered a number of setbacks as a result of the conflict in Ukraine. Moscow has had nothing to celebrate in terms of displaying competent military power, from the loss of its Slava-type ship Moskva in April to the notorious 40 miles long Russian army convoy holdup outside Kyiv early in the conflict. A Russian T-90M a new and unique main combat tank has been wrecked on the ground by Ukrainian forces, according to photographic evidence.<\/p>\n
On May 4, The Kyiv Independent’s defense system correspondent Illia Ponomarenko posted a photo on Twitter that purports to show the remains of a T-90M tank that are still blazing after a direct hit somewhere within Ukraine’s northern Kharkiv Oblast. Andriy Tsaplienko may be seen reporting in the foreground.<\/p>\n
Given its standing as Russia’s most operationally advanced and sophisticated tank inside its front military inventory, news of what appears to have been the first T-90M tank being destroyed in Ukraine should cheer Ukrainian soldiers. The 2nd Guard Kalinin Taman Motorized Rifle Brigade’s 1st Guard Tank Army received the first batch of T-90M tanks in the springtime of 2020, with the latest estimates estimating that only 100 or so models are now in service. The T-14 Armata main combat tanks, which have been well praised but have yet to be confirmed, are not yet ready for front action and are in low quantity, as reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n I mean, who could guess that the first Russian T-90M would be hunted down within days after their much-advertised deployment to Ukraine\u2019s Kharkiv Oblast. — Illia Ponomarenko \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@IAPonomarenko) May 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
Say hi to our big friend Andriy Tsapliyenko. pic.twitter.com\/1GaFuHcgR8<\/a><\/p>\n