The early Soviet-era tanks mentioned by Shakhnazarov — the medium tank T-55 and light tank PT-76 — were produced in the 1940s and 1950s. The T-55, one of the most produced tanks in the world ...
NATO member Croatia has proposed acquiring 50 German Leopard 2A8 tanks in exchange for sending 30 Soviet-era T-85 main battle tanks (MBTs) and 30 infantry vehicles to Ukraine. As part of the deal ...
After Finland refused Soviet demands to cede territory, the brigade and its parent corps were committed to the invasion that began the Winter War. An ambitious plan for the employment of the 10th Tank ...
Old Soviet tanks have been borrowed from museums to train Ukrainian troops in battlefield tactics used by Russian soldiers. The EU training mission in Germany has trained 18,000 troops, incorporating ...
Tanks borrowed from museums have been used in Germany to train Ukrainian troops to deal with booby-trapping tactics used by Russian soldiers on the battlefield. Source: Reuters, citing German ...
Mosfilm's head told Putin that it donated 28 T-55 tanks and eight PT-76 tanks to the defense ministry. Russian troops have used similar, aging tanks as fire support on the battlefield. As Russia ...