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Moscow region, 13 july, 11-12mm.
Among a lot T. bromius/maculicornis around my warm car I collected this one. Not hairy grey body, all yellow antennae.
There are a few Tabanus with one eye strip.
May be it is T.unifasciatus?

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Not unifasciatus - that has all black antennae. Quite a number of Tabanus have only one eye band, among them maculicornis. This specimen is a bit rubbed (that is why it has a polished subcallus, just above the antennae - in fresh specimens, that area is lightly dusted). The typical pattern of bare areas on the frons is also obscured by the rubbing. Compare it to your other maculicornis - I think you will find it is the same species.

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Thank you Tony.
Good illustration of case in which difficult to go forward without Expert's help.
Nikita

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Expert indeed. Old, worn out and damaged flies are a tough call. People too. Sometime's I don't recognize what I see in the mirror. Robert

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Robert, it is not polite to write "old" about female.
Neither she was damaged.
Unusualy bold? Yes. But may be it is "a la mode chez Tabanidae", how knows?
Nikita