
Russia Plans Major Tank Fleet Expansion, Leaked Papers Reveal
Newly uncovered factory documents show Moscow has been preparing for a decade-long surge in armored production, signalling ambitions far beyond the current war in Ukraine.

Newly uncovered factory documents show Moscow has been preparing for a decade-long surge in armored production, signalling ambitions far beyond the current war in Ukraine.

Pentagon officials believe Ukraine has started the main push in its counter-offensive against Russia with the aim of cutting Russian forces off from the Crimean peninsula, with thousands of troops believed to be committed to the battle.

The British Defence Ministry estimated that the tanks marked a “step change” in capability for Ukraine’s armed forces.

The Dutch defense minister warned that Russia “continues to mobilize” and that “there are signs that Russia is preparing a new offensive.”

Germany is set to deliver 14 Leopard 2 tanks while the U.S. has pledged to supply Ukraine with 31 M1 Abrams tanks.

Until now, all battle tanks that have been delivered to Ukraine—from Poland and the Czech Republic—have been of Soviet design. The Challenger 2, however, is the main tank of the British army.