Russian T-80 Tank Deployed in Kharkiv ||The First Capital of Ukraine Soviet Socialist Republic ||

 

The Iconic Russian T-80 Explosive Reactive Armor 

One of the fattest in the world to use a turbine  engine 

Putin T-80 Captured `in Kharkiv Ukraine second-biggest city 

Tank designed for the final years of the cold war 

                    

T-80 main battle tanks primary weapon 125MM 2A46M-1 Automatic smoothbore gun . Reflek Anti-tank guided missile system \ Kobra Anti-Tank System in updated T-80s.

T-80 Tank captured in Kharkiv the first capital of Ukraine Soviet socialist republic . Explosive reactive armor a feature of the T-80 since early versions

Overshadowed by other Russian tank ,T-80 saw baptism by fire in the Chechen war .

Features of T-80 Main Battle Tank 

• MainGun 40 rounds

• Machine Gun 2000 X 7.62 MM ,300x 12.7 MM

• Engine GTD-1000T Gas Turbine Engine

• Engine Power 1000HP 

• Maximum Road Speed 70km\h 

• Range 335 km

Despite the Ukrainian gains Russia has continued bombardments across the frontline . War entered a crucial period Zelensky staring at a potentially difficult winter . 

Ukraine invasion the biggest attack on a European country after world War II .

Moscow say the goal is to demilitarize Ukraine and protect Russian-Speaking communities. The west has been  accusing Moscow of waging an imperial-style war of conquest  .

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