This was the first confirmed sighting of in active combat in nearly 30 years. How did a tank from the 79th Guards Division end up in the hands of separatists? The answer lies in the "stolen" Ukrainian stockpiles.
But here is where the legend diverges. By 2022, the original T-72B from 1986 would have been mechanically decrepit. Experts believe that "583" had been through two major overhauls: one in a Czech factory in 2008 and another at the 103rd Armored Repair Plant in Chita, Russia, in 2019. t72 number 583
A Ukrainian Stugna-P anti-tank missile team locks on. The missile flies for six seconds and strikes the turret roof—a catastrophic kill. The ammunition carousel detonates. The turret of the T-72, which weighs roughly 12 tons, is thrown 50 meters into the air, landing upside down in a farmer's field. This was the first confirmed sighting of in