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It’s testimony to the sheer violence of the Ukraine war—and to Russia’s tactical and operational failures—that it’s taken just a year for Russian and allied forces in Ukraine to write off nearly 2,000 tanks and regress at least two generations, in terms of tank technology.
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Russia hauls 1950s-era tanks out of storage to join battlefield
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Putin desperation: Russia sending fatigued forces 'vulnerable' 50-year-old T-62 ta, World, News
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Russia pulls mothballed Cold War-era tanks out of deep storage as Ukraine war grinds on - CBS News
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Open Thread 272 - by Scott Alexander - Astral Codex Ten
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T-62 - Wikipedia
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Russia is sending museum pieces into war, but experts say they may still be effective
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First T55 tank who captured by UA armies in Zaporizhzhia. The Kremlin is reactivating T-55s but doesn't upgrade this tank just restore quickly and in large numbers. “The T-55 in this sense
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Russia forced to use 60-year-old tanks because of heavy losses, says UK
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Russia's Ukraine War Debacle is a Lesson for America, by Daniel G. Jennings, Lessons from History
How many tanks does Russia have? Putin's military power explained as Ukraine gets Leopard 2 and Abrams boost
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Russia is shipping very old tanks west signaling shortage in Ukraine - The Washington Post
Why are Russians using old tanks like the T-55 and T-72? Do they have modern tanks like the T-90, T-14, and Armata? - Quora
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Footage from near the Omsktransmash plant Russia, where T-80BVM tanks are being shipped out by train. : r/UkraineWarVideoReport
ロシア軍が第二次世界大戦中に開発されたT54戦車をウクライナへ投入:ウクライナ侵略・戦況3月22日 - 国内政治と国際政治の議論を楽しむ - Quora
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