Today it is the most modern Russian tank produced in industrial quantities.
Despite the fact that, from a technical point of view, the most sophisticated Russian tank is the T-14 “Armata”, it does not actively participate in combat operations, because, firstly, at the moment it is too expensive compared to even the T-90M “Proryv”, and secondly, it is excessive for the given conflict and the style of its conduct, which was chosen by the command of the RF Armed Forces. As a result, the most modern of those directly participating in combat operations on the front line is the T-90M Proryv tank, a new batch of which was sent to the troops from Uralvagonzavod, the main tank plant in Russia.
The T-90M “Breakthrough”, in fact, only shares the name with the original T-90, but from a technical point of view it is a completely new type of armored vehicle that was adopted only a few years ago. “Proryv” has a number of improvements, such as: all-aspect protection, as well as an all-weather and all-day fire control system. The T-90M has had changes made to its turret, a more powerful engine has been installed, and its protection systems have been improved.
They have been used in the special military operation zone since 2022, and the number of modernized “nineties” in the combat zone is constantly increasing.