Russian ’Tsar’ tank with huge electronic warfare setup on its roof captured by Ukraine

Ukraine has captured a Russian tank with a huge amount of electronic warfare equipment strapped to its roof in the hope it will make their drones even deadlier. The tank, a modified T-72 dubbed ’Tsar’ REB, took part in a failed attack on the Ukrainian-held town of Terny, located near the Serebryansky Forest, on April 5. Ukraine said the tank took down four of their FPV drones before they identified a weak spot and managed to disable it, then destroyed the rest of the armoured column. The Azov Brigade were then dispatched to try and capture the tank intact so the Ukrainians can study the Russian EW equipment and work out how to evade it. Azov troops somehow managed to sneak out to the tank under cover of darkness, repair it without the Russians noticing, restart the engine and then drive it back to their lines. The operation was carried out despite Russian lines being located just a few hundred yards away and with observation drones circling overhead. Azov troops were seen posing with the tank after getting it
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