Russia’s “frightening” Terminator tanks in battle in Ukraine
Terminator armored and heavily armed vehicles are believed to have been used in the battle in Ukraine for the first time.
The editor-in-chief of the Ukrainian news site Censor.net, Yuriy Butusov, has release A series of images showing Russian Terminator armored vehicles during offensive operations in the Bakhmut region.
According to the British Ministry of Defense, Russia’s sole BMP-T Terminator tank operator has been deployed to the Donbas front lines as Russian forces are trying to find a major breakthrough.
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The Terminator, also known as the BMPT, is a modern Russian heavy tank support combat vehicle designed for combat in cities.
According to some Russian reports, like a TASS one, they are capable of hitting enemy light armored vehicles, other tanks and even helicopters and low-flying aircraft.
Terminator is equipped with the Ataka supersonic anti-tank missile system, which can reach targets at a range of up to 6 km, two 30mm cannons that can be used against infantry and helicopters, two guns grenade launcher and a Kalashnikov submachine gun.
The three-man crew is protected against biological weapons by a closed defense system.
The combat vehicle is built on the chassis of the Soviet-era T-72 battle tank being used by the Russian Army.