Russia is preparing troops to fight Western tanks in Ukraine. It has been reported news week.
Expert Guy McCardle noted that anti-tank groups of the Russian Armed Forces are likely to burn Western armored vehicles with 9M133 Kornet anti-tank systems. In his opinion, they are almost identical to the American Javelins, but can hit targets at twice the distance.
The expert also emphasized that the dynamic protection fitted to the tanks cannot protect them from the Kornets.
Yevgeny Arifulin, Head of the Combat Training Center of the Russian Armed Forces, previously stated that he was in the Russian Federation. created Special groups for fighting tanks supplied to Ukraine by Western countries.
Before that, a Russian soldier with the call sign “Bolshoi” aforementionedThat Russian tankers are ready to meet with Western tanks while operating in a special military operations zone in Ukraine.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a military special operation to protect Donbass, in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.