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By: Lisa Mahnke
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Russia sends the rare “doomsday tank” into the Ukraine war. It is intended for high-ranking officials. What was the Soviet vehicle used for?
Lyman – It is well known that Russia used Soviet war material for the Ukraine war. Now, however, a special rarity has apparently appeared in Ukraine: a Ladoga, of which there are said to be a maximum of five pieces. The command vehicle was actually designed during the Cold War to transport high-ranking Soviet officials in the event of a possible nuclear attack.
The 63rd mechanized brigade of Ukraine published a video on its Telegram channel in which the destruction of a Ladoga vehicle can be seen from the perspective of a kamikaze drone. The drone approaches the vehicle and then the recording stops. A collision is not detectable. “Another Katsap tank burned at work thanks to the pilots of the 63rd Rubak Brigade,” the Telegram message said. According to
Militarnyi,
the brigade was said to have been near the town of Lymann in the Donetsk region around the time the video was taken, but the destruction of the vehicle could not be independently confirmed.
Doomsday tank without the end of the world? The real use of the Ladoga tank
The
Defense Blog
portal called the Ladoga a “doomsday tank” because it is designed for areas with nuclear, chemical or biological contamination. The variant of the T80 main battle tank should be equipped with external cameras, communication devices, an oxygen system and measuring instruments for environmental parameters for safe transport. However, the padded leather seats and spacious interior cabin should only be available to key managers and specialists.
It is all the more strange that Russia is now supposed to use these limited vehicles in the Ukraine war. There have been previous reports of remobilized and restored Soviet stocks, but some of the Ladoga vehicles were already housed in Russian museums. The last most famous sighting of the Ladoga was in Chernobyl in 1986, where the vehicle was used by a special reconnaissance unit.
Lack of military equipment or important mission: What was the Lagoda used for in the Ukraine War?
According to The War Zone
portal,
it is now much more likely that important officials will be transported by helicopter. Russia had already used rare vehicles in the Ukraine War on several occasions in the past, such as the only T-80UM2 tank or the rare 8x8 BTR-90 wheeled armored personnel carrier.
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According to The War Zone
, it can
be assumed that there were not necessarily high-ranking officials in the vehicle. A function as an armored personnel carrier or ambulance is also conceivable. Above all, the Ladoga was probably used because of its similarity to the T80 tank.
The tank, in its various variations, is most often used by Russia in the Ukraine War.
(lismah)