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Ukraine has modernized trophy Russian T-90a tanks for fighting (photo, video)

On the T-90A tank, rubber shields were added to reduce vulnerability to anti-tank weapons. Some of the components used in these modernizations have been taken from other destroyed Russian tanks, including T-90m. Ukrainian military modifies the captured Russian T-90A tanks for reuse in battle. They are reported to be equipped with a grid to protect against drones. The Defense Post writes about it. Standard lateral protection was also replaced by Dynamic Contact-1.

In addition, rubber shields were added to the tower to reduce vulnerability to anti -tank weapons. Some of the components used in these modernizations have been taken from other destroyed Russian tanks, including T-90m. According to Oryx, from the beginning of the Russian Armed Forces in February 2022, Ukraine seized at least 10 T-90A tanks and destroyed another 32. Recall that Turkey is on the threshold of the Altay tank: weapons shared new details.