The T-72 main battle tank (MBT) is one of the most iconic and widely used tanks in the world. Developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War, the T-72 has seen extensive service in numerous ...

One such tank was the T-72. The Russian T-72 series of main battle tanks was first produced in 1971 and is still in active service today, including the current war in Ukraine, where it is seeing ...

Key Points - The Soviet-era T-72 main battle tank sees extensive use by both Russia and Ukraine, but with differing modernization approaches significantly impacting battlefield performance.

T-72 Tanks: Russia’s Upgrade Strategy in Ukraine As I have written in these pages previously, Russia’s T-72 Main Battle Tank (MBT) may be the best tank in the world. It has been in service ...

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the Soviet-era T-72 Main Battle Tank (MBT) is the best tank in the world. No, it’s not high-tech or fancy in any way, like the American Abrams or ...

Main battle tanks, of course, are primarily designed to engage and destroy their counterparts on the opposing side. Armor is paramount, then. When it comes to the former, the original T-72, first ...

Jon Jackson is a News Editor at Newsweek based in New York. His focus is on reporting on the Ukraine and Russia war. Jon previously worked at The Week, the River Journal, Den of Geek and Maxim.

In this combination image, a M1A2 Abrams main battle tank from the Minnesota National Guard, and (inset) a photo of a T-72 Soviet tank. Ukrainian and Russian forces have long used T-72s ...

T-72M4CZ main battle tank in 2010. A video posted on social media on Tuesday of a train passing through Krakow, Poland, revealed at least seven uniquely Czech T-72 main battle tanks being ...

In Vladimir Putin's ideal world, a proverbial sea of Russian T-72 main battle tanks (MBTs) would roll through the Ukrainian front lines and march uncontested through the streets of Kyiv like a ...

delivered modernized T-72B3Ms. The T-72 tank is a battle-tracked vehicle with high cross-country manoeuvrability. The T-72 is designed to destroy tanks and other armoured targets or enemy troops.

An explosives-laden Ukrainian drone chased after the T-72 as the tank retreated, striking it and apparently jamming its turret. The inconclusive tank battle is noteworthy for its rarity ...