Profile
- Type
- Main battle tank
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Origin
- Ukraine / Soviet Union
- Service note
- Soviet legacy, Ukrainian upgrades
Tanks
T-64BV
A core Ukrainian tank family, often seen with explosive reactive armor and local modernization packages. The T-64 lineage remains important because Ukraine inherited deep experience maintaining and upgrading it.
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Built in
- UkraineSoviet Union
Service History
- Used by
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
Production History
- Built in
- UkraineSoviet Union
Specifications
- Crew
- 3
- Armament
- 125 mm 2A46M-1 smoothbore gun; 7.62 mm coaxial MG; 12.7 mm commander MG
- Weight
- About 42.5 t
- Mobility
- About 60 km/h road speed; 500-700 km range depending fuel fit
- Protection
- Composite armor with Kontakt-1 explosive reactive armor on BV variants
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Ukraine
Used by Ukraine as a core tank family, drawing on inherited maintenance experience and local modernization packages.
T-64BV Images
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T-64BV Main Battle TankPublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports general system specifications and background. | Accessed: 2026-06-19T-64Publisher: Wikipedia | Note: Supports additional system background. | Accessed: 2026-06-19Attack on Europe: Documenting Ukrainian Equipment Losses During the Russian Invasion of UkrainePublisher: Oryx | Note: Supports Russia-Ukraine War battlefield use context for Ukrainian T-64BV tanks. | Accessed: 2026-06-19