Leopard 1A5Main battle tankSide: UkraineBuilt: KNDS Deutschland / GermanyThe Leopard 1A5 is a German main battle tank modernization centered on improved fire control, thermal sighting, and the 105 mm L7-series gun. In the Russia-Ukraine War, refurbished A5-family tanks from European industrial stocks give Ukrainian armored units a lighter Western tank with good mobility and logistics support, but less passive protection than newer Leopard 2 variants.Tag archive
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Leopard 1A5Main battle tankSide: UkraineBuilt: KNDS Deutschland / GermanyThe Leopard 1A5 is a German main battle tank modernization centered on improved fire control, thermal sighting, and the 105 mm L7-series gun. In the Russia-Ukraine War, refurbished A5-family tanks from European industrial stocks give Ukrainian armored units a lighter Western tank with good mobility and logistics support, but less passive protection than newer Leopard 2 variants.
PT-91 TwardyMain battle tankSide: UkraineBuilt: Bumar-Labedy / PolandThe PT-91 Twardy is a Polish main battle tank developed from the T-72M1 with domestic upgrades including ERAWA explosive reactive armor, improved fire-control equipment, and an 850 hp diesel powerpack. In the Russia-Ukraine War it represents a Polish-supplied T-72-family tank type used to expand Ukraine's armored force with a familiar three-crew, autoloaded 125 mm platform.
Strv 122Main battle tankSide: UkraineBuilt: Krauss-Maffei Wegmann / Bofors Defense / Alvis Hagglunds / Germany / SwedenThe Strv 122 is Sweden's upgraded Leopard 2 main battle tank, adapted for Swedish service with reinforced protection, Swedish communications, smoke launchers, and a four-person crew. Sweden transferred ten tanks to Ukraine in 2023, pairing the donation with training for Ukrainian crews before the vehicles were fielded in the Russia-Ukraine War.
T-62Main battle tankSide: RussiaBuilt: Uralvagonzavod / Soviet UnionThe T-62 is a Soviet main battle tank built around a 115 mm smoothbore gun, a four-person crew, and conventional tracked armor layout. Designed by the Uralvagonzavod design bureau as a successor to the T-54/T-55 family, it became a major Cold War Soviet tank and later reappeared in Russia's war against Ukraine as older T-62M and T-62MV variants were pulled from storage to supplement Russian armored forces.
T-80Main battle tankSide: Russia / UkraineBuilt: Leningrad Kirov Plant / Omsktransmash / Malyshev Factory / Soviet Union / Russia / UkraineThe T-80 is a Soviet-designed main battle tank built around a compact three-man layout, autoloaded 125 mm gun, and gas-turbine mobility in most major variants. In the Russia-Ukraine War it appears on both sides: Russia has deployed T-80BV, T-80U, and T-80BVM-family tanks, and Ukraine has operated captured Russian T-80s alongside its own armored forces.
T-84 OplotMain battle tankSide: UkraineBuilt: Malyshev Plant / Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau / UkraineThe T-84 Oplot is a Ukrainian main battle tank developed from the diesel-engined T-80UD line, combining a three-person crew, autoloaded 125 mm gun, 1,200 hp diesel powerpack, explosive reactive armor, and Ukrainian fire-control upgrades. Produced in very small numbers for Ukraine compared with export production, the BM Oplot variant has been documented in Ukrainian combat service during the Russia-Ukraine War.
T-90MMain battle tankSide: RussiaBuilt: Uralvagonzavod / RussiaThe T-90M Proryv is Russia's upgraded T-90 main battle tank, combining a revised turret, 125 mm gun, Relikt explosive reactive armor, modernized sights, and improved mobility. In the Russia-Ukraine War it appears as one of Russia's most modern operational tanks, with visually documented battlefield losses and captures.
T-54/T-55Main battle tank / medium tank familySide: RussiaBuilt: Uralvagonzavod; Kharkiv Locomotive Factory; licensed production in Poland and Czechoslovakia / Soviet Union; Poland; CzechoslovakiaThe T-54/T-55 is a Soviet tank family built around a low-profile tracked hull, four-person crew, and 100 mm D-10-series gun. It became one of the most widely produced tank families of the Cold War, with Soviet and licensed production spreading across Warsaw Pact and partner states. In the Russia-Ukraine War, its renewed appearance with Russian forces has been notable because it illustrates Russia drawing on very old armored reserves for secondary fire-support or positional roles rather than fielding a modern main battle tank capability.
M-55SUpgraded T-55 main battle tankSide: UkraineBuilt: ST Ravne / SloveniaThe M-55S is Slovenia's modernized T-55 main battle tank, rebuilt by ST Ravne with a 105 mm gun, explosive reactive armor, fire-control upgrades, laser-warning equipment, and NATO-compatible ammunition. During the Russia-Ukraine War, Slovenia committed 28 M-55S tanks to Ukraine through a ring exchange with Germany, making the type a legacy Soviet chassis adapted for Western-supported Ukrainian armored forces.