The war in Ukraine has become the largest proving ground for modern tank warfare since World War II. For the first time in decades, dozens of tank families—from Cold War relics to NATO’s most advanced designs—have fought side by side on the same battlefield. And the results have been brutal.
In this first episode of our new series on how military equipment has actually performed in Ukraine, former Finnish Defence Forces officer Tuomas breaks down the real-world performance of every major tank type used so far. No myths, no fanboy claims, no propaganda—just hard data, geo-located losses, battlefield footage, and open-source analysis.
We look at how Russia’s T-55, T-62, T-72, T-80 and T-90M fleets have fared under drone-saturated conditions, minefields, top-attack munitions and precision artillery. We also examine Ukraine’s tank fleet—from T-64s and captured Russian vehicles to Western systems like PT-91 Twardy, Leopard 1A5, Leopard 2A4 and A6, Stridsvagn 122, Challenger 2 and the M1 Abrams.
Over 5,000 tanks have been visually confirmed destroyed, damaged, abandoned or captured since 2022. What does that tell us about survivability, crew protection, and which designs actually hold up in modern warfare?
This video answers the key questions:
Which tanks survived best under FPV drone swarms?
Which designs failed catastrophically under real combat pressure?
How do Western tanks compare to Soviet-era models in terms of crew safety and repairability?
And most importantly: which tanks deserve A-tier and which belong in F-tier?
00:00 – Introduction: Tank Warfare Returns to Europe
01:12 – Tanks in Operation in Ukraine
02:49 – How Many Tanks Have Fought and Been Lost in Ukraine?
05:56 – Russia’s Tank Losses In Ukraine (T-55, T-62, T-72, T-80 & T-90)
08:57 – Russia’s Tanks Rated Based on Ukraine Performance
09:18 – PT-91 Twardy In Ukraine – losses & usage
10:55– Challenger 2 in Ukraine, losses & usage
12:28 – Stridsvagn 122 in Ukraine, losses & usage
14:27 – Leopard 2A4 & Leopard 2A6 in Ukraine, losses & usage
17:40 – M1 Abrams in Ukraine, losses & usage
19:30 – Leopard 1A5 in Ukraine, old but gold, losses & usage
20:55 – Comparing loss ratios of tanks in Ukraine
22:05 – Rating the Tanks in Ukraine From F to A Tier
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Credit to : MilitaryRated