Profile
- Type
- Main battle tank
- Conflict side
- Russia
- Origin
- Russia
- Service note
- Modern Russian armored vehicle, delivered to Russian units from 2020
Tanks
T-90M
The 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.
- Conflict side
- Russia
- Built by
- Uralvagonzavod
- Built in
- Russia
Service History
- In service
- First T-90M Proryv tanks were delivered to Russia's Western Military District in 2020
- Used by
- Russian Armed Forces
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
- Designer
- Uralvagonzavod
- Designed
- 2010s modernization program; publicly shown in 2017
- Built by
- Uralvagonzavod
- Built in
- Russia
- Produced
- 2020-present
- Variants
- T-90M Proryv, T-90M Model 2017 Proryv-3
Specifications
- Crew
- 3
- Armament
- 125 mm 2A46M-series smoothbore gun; 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun; remotely operated 12.7 mm machine gun
- Weight
- About 46.5 t
- Mobility
- V-92S2-family diesel engine, about 60 km/h road speed and 550 km cruising range
- Protection
- All-welded turret with Relikt explosive reactive armor, modular hull armor, RPG netting, and slat armor elements
- Ammunition
- 43 rounds for the 125 mm gun, with 22 ready rounds in the carousel autoloader
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Russia
Operated by Russian forces during the full-scale invasion; open-source loss tracking and defense reporting document T-90M tanks destroyed, damaged, abandoned, and captured in Ukraine.
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T-90M Model 2017 Proryv-3 MBTPublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports T-90M background, Uralvagonzavod design/manufacturer context, specifications, and reported Ukraine combat-use context. | Accessed: 2026-06-19Attack On Europe: Documenting Russian Equipment Losses During The Russian Invasion Of UkrainePublisher: Oryx | Note: Supports direct Russia-Ukraine War use through visually confirmed Russian T-90M losses, including destroyed, damaged, abandoned, and captured vehicles. | Accessed: 2026-06-19Uralvagonzavod Delivered the T-90M and T-72B3M Tanks to the Field on the Eve of the Victory DayPublisher: Rostec | Note: Supports manufacturer and production background for Uralvagonzavod T-90M Proryv deliveries and wartime configuration changes. | Accessed: 2026-06-19T-90M.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and licensing; the file is attributed to the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation under CC BY 4.0. | Accessed: 2026-06-19