The History of T-80 Main Battle Tank for Russia In the 1960s, the Soviet Union produced the T-64, a new heavy tank. Soviet designers were already working on using gas turbine engines to power a tank.

MOSCOW, May 20. /TASS/. Crews of T-80 tanks from the Battlegroup Center helped Russian troops advance in the Avdeyevka area, wiping out a Ukrainian army stronghold, Russia’s Defense Ministry ...