A Russian Tank Was Seen Charging Into Battle With A Giant, Makeshift Metal Roof On Top Of It As Ukraine Leans Into Drone Attacks

The "turtle tank" was seen in Ukrainian drone footage earlier this month.Screenshot/Telegram via @Khortytsky_wind, ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty ImagesA Russian tank has gone viral after being spotted with a metal roof during an attack.Dubbed the "turtle tank" online, it's become a meme-like fascination for those interested in the Ukraine war.The modification hearkens to the last-resort practice of installing "cope cages" on tanks at the start of the war.Ukrainian drone footage of an attacking Russian convoy has revealed an odd vehicle rolling onto the battlefield — a tank appearing to wear a metal tent on its head.Jury-rigged with what appears to be a large metal structure resembling the roof of a shed, the vehicle was seen leading a convoy toward Krasnohorivka, a city in Donetsk, in clips uploaded on Telegram by Ukrainian forces on April 9.