But independent observers and military analysts, particularly in Ukraine where most of the Russian tanks are supposedly destined, point to the continued presence of 70-year-old tanks on the battlefield. Two years later, Russian tanks are dying differently. The AFU count on Feb. 4 was 55 Russian tanks more than half the Russian Federation’s purported monthly output of all types. From the perspective of a soldier attacked by Russian tanks, there is an exponential increase in the numbers of Ukraine’s anti-tank drones, while Russian tanks are not. In the near future, he said, the Ukrainian battlefield will be one where rusting old Russian tanks will be overwhelmed by swarms of Ukrainian drones.

Source: Forbes February 24, 2024 19:31 UTC