An arms dealer says he sold 49 secondhand Leopard 1 tanks to an undisclosed EU country to send to Ukraine

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Two Ukrainian soldiers inspecting the gun barrel of a Leopard 1 A5 tank that is parked in a field while another Ukrainian soldier is standing on the top of the tank.
Ukrainian soldiers work on the gun of a Leopard 1 A5 tank at a Bundeswehr site in Klietz, Germany on May 5, 2023.

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Ukrainian troops are getting just weeks of training on military equipment that takes months to master

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A Ukrainian tank drives down a street in the heavily damaged town of Siversk which is situated near the front lines with Russia on January 21, 2023 in Siversk, Ukraine.

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Ukrainian tanks are being wiped out by Russian minefields. The country needs its own 'Manhattan Project' to figure out how to clear them, a retired general told the NYT.

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A company of tanks from Ukraine's 95th Airborne Brigade, including captured Russian T-72 and T-80 tanks, in forest in the Donetsk Region on February 21, 2023.

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Ukraine's allies are shifting focus from donating weapons to fixing them as Western-supplied armor proves resilient to Russian fire, reports say

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A military land vehicle lies wrecked by a shelling on April 12, 2023 in Bakhmut, Ukraine
A military land vehicle lies wrecked by a shelling on April 12, 2023 in Bakhmut, Ukraine

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Photos capture the crude cages Russian and Ukrainian crews are welding on their tanks and armor as a last-ditch defense

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Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US Javelin missiles.
In this image released by Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service, Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US Javelin missiles.

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The thousands of 'soldiers' marching in Russia's Victory parade weren't actual combat troops, UK intel says

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Russian soldiers march toward Red Square to attend a Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 9, 2023.
Russian soldiers march toward Red Square to attend a Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 9, 2023.

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Just one old tank, and no aircraft, were present at Russia's much-reduced Victory Parade this year, reflecting its major losses in Ukraine

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A Soviet T-34 tank rolls during the Victory Day Red Square Parade on May 9, 2023 in Moscow, Russia.
A Soviet T-34 tank rolls during the Victory Day Red Square Parade on May 9, 2023 in Moscow, Russia.

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A Russian army commander has been accused of stealing engines from Putin's prized T-90 tanks, report says

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T-90M tanks take part in a rehearsal of the Victory Day parade in Moscow, Russia, May 7, 2022.
T-90M tanks take part in a rehearsal of the Victory Day parade in Moscow, Russia, May 7, 2022.

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Russia is offering bonus pay for soldiers who can destroy tanks supplied by NATO, report says

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US Abrams and German Leopard tanks in Poland
US Abrams tanks and a German Leopard at the training ground in Nowa Deba Poland on September 21, 2022. The US agreed to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine.

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A video shows Ukrainian marines destroying a column of Russian tanks with US-made Javelin missiles

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A Russian vehicle on fire after being struck by a Javelin missile.
A Russian armored vehicle on fire after being struck by a Javelin missile.

Ukraine's 36th Marine Brigade

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