A top Russian tank touted by Russian President Vladimir Putin as the “world’s best” has suffered at least 100 losses in the war in Ukraine, according to open-source information.
The losses were recorded by Oryx, an open-source intelligence site that relies on visual evidence to confirm and track war losses on both sides. More T-90Ms may have also been lost in combat but not recorded. Business Insider was unable to independently verify the information.
Losses, per the site’s analysis, include destroyed, damaged, and captured vehicles.
Have any of those actually been spotted in the field yet?
Supposedly, yes: https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/t14-first-combat-ukraine-reports
I seem to remember seeing a video of a T-14 in Ukraine myself, but can’t confirm. (Russia keeps its T-14’s and SU-57’s far away from the front as those getting destroyed would undermine all the hype and kill export value.)
There are few BMPT Terminator destruction videos out in the wild, if you were curious.
The T14 has a stealth system that makes it invisible, that explains why nobody has seen it anywhere.
Well thanks, I legitimately had never seen or heard a credible report of a T14 actually being in Ukraine.