Russia’s ‘Terminator’ tank support vehicle renamed ‘Spiridon’ — the name of Putin’s grandfather
Uralvagonzavod has renamed its Terminator tank support combat vehicle. The new name is Spiridon.
“This is a rare but deeply revered name in Russia. It was borne by people of truly strong spirit,” the company said, citing Saint Spyridon of Trimythous and Hero of the Soviet Union Spiridon Spitsyn as examples.
It is also the name of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grandfather.
Russia-1 reported that the factory considered about 2,000 options in total, among them Dobrynya, Bogatyr, Dmitry Donskoy, and Uraletz.
The tank support combat vehicle was developed on the basis of the T-90 tank and adopted by the Russian ground forces in 2018.
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