Russian tank captain Aleksei Ukhachev, speaking in a Moskovsky Komsomolets magazine article, tore into Kremlin leadership for sending him and his crews to war aboard vehicles grossly vulnerable to high tech missiles like U.S.-made Javelin and the Swedish/British NLAW. A Russian serviceman patrols a destroyed residential area in the city of Severodonetsk on July 12, 2022, amid … Continue reading ‘Cope Cages’ and the Downfall of the Russian Tank in Ukraine . One of the most feared weapons in Europe for nearly a century, the mighty Russian tank had a bad year in 2022 and 2023 looks set to be even worse.