Russia needed armor so badly that its biggest film studio donated 36 Soviet-era tanks that were used as props

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T-55 and T-54 tanks are seen in a black-and-white photo taken in Hungary. Mosfilm's director general, Karen Shakhnazarov, wears sunglasses as he attends a meeting with Vladimir Putin.
Mosfilm's director general said the movie studio had donated 36 tanks, including the aging T-55, to Russia's defense ministry.

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Front-line Ukrainian soldier says the Russians basically 'have it all' when it comes to weapons, but tanks are probably among the more terrifying

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A Russian army T-72-B3 tank fires during military exercises at the Raevsky range in Southern Russia on September 23, 2020 during the
A Russian army T-72-B3 tank fires during military exercises at the Raevsky range in Southern Russia on September 23, 2020 during the "Caucasus-2020" military drills gathering China, Iran, Pakistan and Myanmar troops, along with ex-Soviet Arm

Inflatable tanks are being used on battlefields in Ukraine. How hard is it to tell the difference?

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A soldier squats next to an inflatable tank set up next to a real US Military tank for comparison.
An inflatable tank designed by the British next to a United States Army medium tank, Mark IV.

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A Ukrainian soldier called up Russian tech support when his captured Russian tank wouldn't start: report

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Tanks are being driven one behind the other.
Russia's T-72B3 tanks at a military parade rehearsal in 2020.

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Russia has lost more than 2,200 tanks in Ukraine, and it may be reaching the limit of its ability to 'rebuild' older ones

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A Ukrainian soldier checks a wrecked Russian tank outside a village east of Kharkiv in April 2022.

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