On October 8, Russia’s newest T-14 Armata tank was reportedly spotted in Lugansk, according to the military site bulgarianmilitary.com which linked to an online military source. According to the source, the tank was located near the village of Midginskaya, with an attached photo purportedly showing the T-14. However, the photo cannot be confirmed whether it is indeed from Luhansk or some Russian training ground.
In recent years, Russia has often sent new weapons technology to be tested in real combat conditions. Until a few months ago, it was Syria, but since the start of the war in Ukraine, Moscow has diverted weapons for testing there.
Russia is ready to escalate the military situation in Ukraine. The deployment of the tank may be part of Moscow’s efforts to do just that. Such a claim is confirmed by the latest deliveries of T-90s to the Western Military District over the past four weeks. The mobilization, which was announced on September 21, is the third indicator of Russia’s efforts to escalate the military situation.
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The T-14 in Ukraine can be used as a command tank for the other Russian tanks. In fact, this is one of the functional characteristics of the tank. At the moment, the source claims that the T-14 is alone on the battlefield and there are no other units of the same model sent there.
Last year, Moscow announced the serial production of the tank. However, there is no information on how many tanks have been built to date. Some claim 10 units, others less [eight].
source bulgarianmilitary.com
