![]() ![]() Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images What is the T-14 Armata? The problem-plagued T-14 is reluctantly being accepted by Russian commanders in Ukraine, the British defense ministry said on Wednesday. ![]() ![]() In an intelligence update published on Wednesday morning, the MoD once again looked at Russian preparations for the first possible deployment of the main battle tank in combat.īut Russian forces deployed in Ukraine have been "reluctant to accept the first tranche of T-14 allocated to them because the vehicles were in such poor condition," the MoD wrote in a Twitter post.Īlthough the ministry could not confirm the details of the reportedly lukewarm reaction to the tank from Russian command, it suggested that a slew of delays and problems likely contributed.Ī Russian T-14 Armata tank participates in a Victory Day Parade rehearsal in Moscow on May 4, 2022. Images published by the ministry on Twitter showed two T-14 Armatas in southern Russia at a facility "associated with pre-deployment activity" for Ukraine. Russia has likely been considering whether to send a first wave of its new main battle tanks to Ukraine, the MoD said on January 19. Washington’s reported promise on 24 February to deliver a significant number of its own Abrams tanks appears to have broken the deadlock.Īn official US announcement on delivering Abrams is expected in the coming days.The T-14 Armata tank, once labeled by a senior British army official as "the most revolutionary tank in a decade," is being reluctantly accepted by Russian commanders in Ukraine, the British defense ministry (MoD) said on Wednesday. Germany has tried to tie the supply of Leopards to a wider coalition that would supply other tanks, including US Abrams – a tank viewed by experts as being less suitable for the war in Ukraine because of its heavy consumption of fuel. The supply of main battle tanks had been seen as problematic because of their much more obviously offensive capabilities. It prefers a multilateral approach on arms supply to Ukraine rather than being seen to be moving unilaterally.Īlthough Germany has supplied a large amount of equipment to Ukraine, including armoured cars, it has also been wrestling with its post-second world war tradition of anti-militarism. Germany’s position on sending heavy weaponry has been conflicted. Chart of Leopard 2 inventories of European and Nato countries Why the delay? ![]()
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