However, The Drive added that it was unlikely that Russia had depleted its stock on high-end armored vehicles to such an extent that the prototype had to be thrown into the battleground. They are already sending everything to war, that can start up and run. This is a good indication about the Russian losses. It was a one-off pre-production prototype. It turned out that the only prototype of the Russian T-80UM2 tank was destroyed in Ukraine yesterday. The prototype was never seen publicly after a mock-up of the same was first demonstrated at a weapon expo in 1997.īut, spotting the prototype in Ukraine has piqued the interest of military watchers who believe that the deployment of the one-off pre-production prototype tank hints that the Russians were putting everything they have into the war. The research gained during its production later went into the creation of T-14 Armata. However, mass production of the tank never happened, due to a financial crunch. It was also marked as the next generation of main battle tanks for the export market of the Russian Army.
While the turret of the tank seems to have been destroyed, its hull was seen charred, though it is clear what hit it, according to The DriveĪccording to, the tank was developed in the late 1990s and was set to replace the then aging T-80 and T-72 main battle tanks. The Black Eagle may have been a part of a larger convoy of Russian vehicles that came under attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as evident from the destroyed trucks seen nearby.
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