"Western tanks are not invulnerable either, and both U.S. Abrams and British Challenger 2 tanks have been lost to Russian FPV attacks. The Ukrainians have taken to adding extra layers of reactive armor to their Western tanks, but the Russian experience suggests this will not greatly improve them. The only way for tanks to survive currently is simply not to get within FPV range. Many reports indicate the Russians now have a no-tank zone stretching back six miles from the front line. “The heavy armor no longer comes close to the front,” one soldier told Ukrainian-American freelance journalist David Kirichenko last month. “They move on motorcycles and ATVs [all-terrain vehicles] now. I don’t remember the last time I saw an enemy tank.” Similarly, in April Ukraine reportedly withdrew its Abrams tanks from the front line in April due to the drone threat. There have been very few sightings of Western tanks during the Kursk offensive. The Russians will continue to bolt Mad Max armor to their tanks and send them forward, but at present armored advances are producing heavy casualties rather than gaining ground. The only way to survive is to stay back."