A Russian Army T-90 tank was accidentally hit by an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) during exercises held in the Astrakhan region on September 15.
Pictures of the damaged T-90 tank appeared in various social media but there is no official confirmation of this incident from the Russian military. Currently, multinational exercise “Kavkaz 2020” (“Caucasus 2020”) are being held there from September 15–26.
One report said that during the exercise the Konkurs ATGM missile hit a tank involved in the exercise. The photo shows that the combat vehicle was seriously damaged, while there was no armor penetration, but there was obvious damage to the mounted protection elements of the tank, Topwar.ru reported.
While the ATGM has caused significant damage to the tank from the side, it has not penetrated the armor preventing more serious damage. It is not known if there was any crew in the tank.