Destruction of a Soviet nuclear tank in Ukraine

Ladoga vehicles, initially developed under the codename Debiut, are specialized armored evacuation vehicles with tracked traction. It was created to meet the needs of the top political and military leadership of the USSR. About 4-5 examples were built. Ladoga is based on the chassis of the T-80B tank with components developed for the T-80U tank, including the GTD-1250 gas turbine generating 1,250 hp. The use of such a powerful engine allows this 42-ton machine to reach a speed of 70 km/h on rough roads and up to 110 km/h on paved roads. Operational range is 350 km.

The vehicle is armored, but not as heavily armored as main battle tanks. It has no composite armor, just steel. In addition, the interior of the cockpit and passengers are protected against radiation. The vehicle is equipped with an overpressure system and ventilation filter for defense against weapons of mass destruction. In conditions of operation of weapons of mass destruction, Ladoga can operate for 48 hours. One of the Ladoga vehicles was used to remove traces of the disaster that occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. There the car was used to check the pollution level. As it turned out, the car passed this unplanned test and successfully carried out the tasks assigned to it.