Profile
- Type
- Main battle tank
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Origin
- Soviet Union / multiple donors
- Service note
- Cold War design, wartime donor stocks
Tanks
T-72
A widely used Soviet-designed tank operated in several variants. Ukraine fields inherited, captured, and donated T-72s, making the family one of the war's most recognizable armored vehicles.
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
Service History
- Used by
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
Production History
Specifications
- Crew
- 3
- Armament
- 125 mm 2A46-series smoothbore gun with autoloader; 7.62 mm coaxial MG; 12.7 mm roof MG on many variants
- Weight
- About 41 t for baseline variants; later variants vary
- Mobility
- About 60 km/h road speed; 500-700 km range depending fuel fit
- Protection
- Steel/composite armor; many later variants use explosive reactive armor
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Ukraine
Fielded by Ukraine from inherited, captured, and donated stocks across several variants.
T-72 Images
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T-72 SpecificationsPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports general system specifications and background. | Accessed: 2026-06-19T-72Publisher: Wikipedia | Note: Supports additional system background. | Accessed: 2026-06-19Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance to UkrainePublisher: U.S. Department of Defense | Note: Supports Russia-Ukraine War military aid context for T-72B tanks supplied to Ukraine. | Accessed: 2026-06-19