Author: Rainbow Kursk
Luhansk militia reportedly occupied the village of Shiroky. Ukrainian armed men stationed here hurriedly left the checkpoint, abandoning some food and personal belongings.
Many T-64BV main battle tanks of the Ukrainian army were abandoned next to the position, and more tanks were abandoned by the Russian army before, and this time we saw tanks abandoned by the Ukrainian army, and it seems that the habits of both are the same.
The tank was not damaged, it may have been a mechanical failure, or it may not have had any problems at all, but it was abandoned by the Ukrainian army because the target was too large to facilitate the escape. At present, the position has been held by the Luhansk Militia Reserve Mobilization Force and flags have been raised, which will maintain control over the surrounding roads under the leadership of experienced commanders.
Pictured: A Ukrainian army T-64BV main battle tank abandoned on the side of the road, note its infrared night vision headlights on the left side of the gun.
Picture: Notice that the Russian T-80BV tank, which is very similar to the T-64BV, has an infrared headlight (that is, the labeled disc) on the right side of the gun.
The T-64 was the first Soviet third-generation main battle tank and the first main battle tank to be equipped with a 125 mm smoothbore gun.
It is very similar to the appearance of later T-72 and T-80 tanks, and it is silly and indistinguishable after being draped in explosive reactive armor. However, the T-64's disc-type infrared headlights were on the front of the turret and on the left side of the gun. This position is very special, since the infrared headlights of the TT-72 and T-80 tanks are on the right side of the gun.
Therefore, through this feature, it is easy to distinguish which are T-64s and which are T-72 and T-80s, and can also be easily identified on the battlefield.
Image: Ukrainian army T-64BV tank abandoned in flight.
Not far from this position, there was also an abandoned Ukrainian army T-64BV main battle tank.
Interestingly, it was clear that the tank had escaped some way, with deep track marks indicating its direction of travel, while the turret had turned to the rear, apparently alert to the pursuers behind. However, the tank was abandoned not far from the position, indicating that the tank either had a mechanical failure or was completely abandoned by the tank soldiers, so that they could run into the forest and hide.
It is worth noting that the driver of the T-64BV tank is located under the barrel of the gun body, and if he wants to open the hatch to get out, he needs to rotate the turret to the side at a certain angle. And this T-64BV turned the turret completely to the rear, but it is convenient for the driver to escape!
Photo: The Luhansk militia raises their flag.