Tanks have played a crucial role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with both sides utilizing them in capacities. Russia, possessing the world's largest tank fleet, has extensively deployed its tanks since the beginning of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In contrast, Ukraine, initially lacking a significant number of tanks, has received donated tanks from its allies. This has turned the battlefield into a showdown not only between Russian and Ukrainian tanks but also between Soviet and Western tank technologies.

The intensive use of tanks has resulted in many being lost, with some falling into enemy hands, including those captured in fully functional condition.

Recently, social media videos have shown a truck transporting a Leopard 2A6 tank within Russia. This tank, a German-made vehicle donated to the Ukrainian armed forces and considered Ukraine's most powerful tank, was seized following intense combat in Avdiivka. What details do we know about this event, and what use might Russia make of this captured Leopard tank?


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