Just about one year ago, Russian tanks flooded over the border into Ukraine, intent on reaching the nation’s capital in Kyiv and displacing the nation’s democratically elected government.

In the weeks that followed, Russia’s massive numerical advantage seemed to do little more than provide Ukrainian forces with a target-rich environment. They laid waste to tanks and other armored vehicles by the dozen using inexpensive shoulder-fired weapons and improvised explosive-laden drones, capturing many of those left intact.

But what does this really mean for the future of tanks in warfare?

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Further Reading:
Ukraine and tanks: https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/how-ukra...
Jack-in-the-box: https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/ukraine-...
No, not all that armor footage is of tanks: https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/please-s...
NATO Tanks for UKR: https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/ukraine-...
Russia has lost over 2,000 tanks: https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/russia-h...
Tank active protection systems: https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/army-tan...

Citations:
Russian losses 1: https://www.csis.org/analysis/russian...
Russian losses 2: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe...
National tank tallies: https://www.globalfirepower.com/armor...
Early tanks: https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/how-br...
Proper Freak: https://www.washingtonpost.com/busine...
Wooden Caravan Quote: https://api.parliament.uk/historic-ha...
Churchill: https://www.washingtonpost.com/busine...
War on the Rocks Story: https://warontherocks.com/2022/09/the...
Oryx Blog: https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02...
Russian unit composition: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research...
Russian infantry woes: https://warontherocks.com/2022/06/not...
Vice interview: https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7dkj...