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India though has been attempting to diversify its suppliers for quite some time, precisely for this reason. Hence procurement of Rafale, e.g.

Autoloader in the photo isn't T-72 at all, but rather T-80. T-72, as I noted, stores both the charge and the projectile horizontally. This is true for all T-72 models, including the Yugoslav/Croatian M-84 and the M-91 modification. I believe M-95 Degman prototype also has horizontal stowage...

That is true for any protected ammunition storage system. Any ammunition storage system, in fact. But for the tank crew, difference between "explosion going up" and "explosion going everywhere" is quite academic - and in fact, I am not certain even just a penetration by modern AT weapons...

It may well be: It has the same basic issue as T-72. Worse, in fact, because T-72 with only autoloader ammo is actually relatively safe - not as safe as Western designs with only bustle ammo, but still difficult to destroy. This thing however simply doesn't have even that option to begin with.

Problem with Russian tanks is not actually the autoloader, but rather the ammunition storage: https://historyandwar.org/2023/01/08/why-russian-tanks-explode-when-hit/ https://historyandwar.org/2023/01/22/tank-autoloader-vs-manual-loader/