An old Russian-made T-62 tank lies in an armoured vehicle
An old Russian-made T-62 tank in a vehicle "graveyard" at an Israeli army base near the southern town of Kiryat Gat in May 2011.
  • Ukraine copied Russia's tactics of driving a tank filled with explosives toward an enemy position.
  • The brigade told Insider the driver had to position the tank, jam the accelerator, and jump out.
  • The mission was so dangerous that no one was ordered to do it. Instead, volunteers were sought.

The Ukrainian soldier who drove a tank converted into a bomb toward a Russian position had to get it close, jam the accelerator down, and jump out of a hatch before it exploded, according to his brigade.