Putin's tank hesitation: Industry in Russia warns - and Brits cite losses. The tank, which was built in Nizhny Tagil, was actually intended to replace the older T-90s.

A State Duma politician is even said to doubt the capabilities of the Russian T-14 Armata tank. Is it too expensive to risk carelessly against anti-tank weapons such as the Javelin system or FPV kamikaze drones? The Russian general out of service described the Armata as “an unsuccessful and unprotected and unprotected tank”