“Russia Deploys T-14 Armata Tanks for Shelling Ukrainian Positions, Not Yet in Direct Combat Operations: Sources”

“Reuters” refers to the Russian media “RIA Novosti”, which was given this information by a source. “Russia has started using the T-14 “Armata” for shelling Ukrainian positions, but the tanks are not yet involved in direct attack operations,” the source said.

The Russian media claim that additional weapons are attached to the sides of the “Armata” and the crews have undergone training for combat coordination on the territory of Ukraine. These tanks are often referred to as parade tanks because they are shown in Russia only during the May 9 holiday.

It has already been reported that the experts of the British Ministry of Defense made an assumption already in January that the occupiers could also use T-14 tanks in the war in Ukraine.

At the time, the British Ministry of Defense suggested that only a small number of these tanks could reach the front and that they would be used mainly for propaganda purposes. There are few such tanks, and tank commanders have not yet fully mastered the “T-14 Armata” in order to fully use it on the battlefield.

On the other hand, about a week later, the opposite statement was made.

The exact reasons for the reluctance of the Russian army to use the “T-14 Armata” are not specified, but in recent years, public criticism of the latest generation tanks has mainly been about engines and thermal vision systems.