{"id":262571,"date":"2026-08-18T22:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T22:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/ukrainian-drones-overwhelm-russian-tanks-new-active-protection-system-for-now\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T22:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T22:18:13","slug":"ukrainian-drones-overwhelm-russian-tanks-new-active-protection-system-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/ukrainian-drones-overwhelm-russian-tanks-new-active-protection-system-for-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian drones overwhelm Russian tanks\u2019 new active protection system\u2014for now"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Russian tanks have entered battle for the first time with a new active protection system designed to shoot down incoming drones. But the technology\u2019s recent combat debut in Ukraine met with only limited success\u2014Ukrainian drones still destroyed the Russian armored vehicles by attacking in overwhelming numbers.<\/p>\n<p>The first documented battlefield appearance of the Arena-M active protection system took place when Russian forces <a href=\"https:\/\/understandingwar.org\/research\/russia-ukraine\/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-24-2026\/\">launched a company-size assault<\/a> with tanks and other armored vehicles in the Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine on July 22. The Ukrainian defenders repelled the attack and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xBad0WLr288\">posted video footage<\/a> of their <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/ai\/2026\/08\/ukraines-drones-get-ai-upgrades-for-kamikaze-strikes-future-swarm-attacks\/\">kamikaze drone strikes<\/a> destroying at least seven T-72B3A tanks, including some that carried the Arena-M system, <a href=\"https:\/\/euromaidanpress.com\/2026\/08\/17\/arena-m-works\/\">according to Euromaidan Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, Ukrainian soldiers also described the Russian Arena-M system successfully shooting down some incoming drones, according to the journalists <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kriegsforscherD\/status\/2086165753917509724\">Dmytro Putiata<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RALee85\/status\/2086188280408903894\">Rob Lee<\/a>. The Ukrainians reported requiring between 15 and 20 drones to finish off each tank.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2026\/08\/ukrainian-drones-overwhelm-russian-tanks-new-active-protection-system-for-now\/\">Read full article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2026\/08\/ukrainian-drones-overwhelm-russian-tanks-new-active-protection-system-for-now\/#comments\">Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian tanks have entered battle for the first time with a new active protection system designed to shoot down incoming drones. But the technology\u2019s recent combat debut in Ukraine met with only limited success\u2014Ukrainian drones still destroyed the Russian armored vehicles by attacking in overwhelming numbers. 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