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This £3million tank is anything but bog standard… it is the first to be built with an onboard toilet.

Russian generals demanded the T-14 Armata came with a flushable loo to solve the problem of operators having to relieve themselves in a bottle or ammunition box – dubbed Putin’s Poo Tins by some soldiers.

Modern warfare means troops can be on the go for days at a time without stopping.

Ilya Baranov, from the defence firm that makes the hi-tech tank, said: “A major hassle is that crew cannot relieve their natural functions. The Armata provides for a crew to perform lengthy combat missions.

"That is why the so-called life support system or, simply speaking, a lavatory, is available.”

(Image: Getty)

The Kremlin says the three-man T-14 is the most sophisticated armoured vehicle in military history.

It has computer software which locks on to targets, a 125mm smooth-bore cannon, two powerful machine guns, shell-resistant armour and a top speed of more than 50mph.

The MoD has accepted that the Armata literally leaves the ageing British Challenger 2 tank trailing.

Donald Trump ’s defence chiefs also fear the Russian tank could outmatch their Abrams armoured vehicle – which does not have a loo.

So it’s Trumps 0, Poo Tins 1.