Russia is dusting off antique tanks from the 1940s, monitor group says, as its losses mount in Ukraine

Business Insider ^ | Mar 22, 2023 | Sinéad Baker

[Grzegorz 246]

Russia has taken tanks from the 1940s out of storage, according to new images from a monitoring group, as it continues to lose large numbers of tanks in Ukraine.

The Conflict Intelligence Team, a group that monitors Russia's military, shared images of the antique tanks on a train.

It said that the images show T-54 tanks, which the Soviet Union started producing in 1947, moving west from the far east of Russia.

While other old tanks have been used by Russia in Ukraine, none have been as old as the T-54, the group said.

[alternatives?]

They will win if they start using T-34s.

[House Atreides]

Well, that’s it then. Time for the massed Ukrainian armies to drive on to Moscow for final victory.

[ansel12]

Here is a video of the transporting of them.

https://twitter.com/Seveerity/status/1638556341022121985

[Grzegorz 246]

True. Step by step they are moving in the right direction. Then nazis and neocons will have no chance.

[Grzegorz 246]

Just wait until the ground is frozen ! Me US veteran ultra MAGA supporter tells you so !!!11

[Stentor]

Well, that’s it then. Time for the massed Ukrainian armies to drive on to Moscow for final victory.

HAHAHAHAHA!

[central_va]

[SamAdams76]

Before too long, we will be hearing about the re-deployment of medieval trebuchets.

Unearthed and dusted off after hundreds of years!

[momincombatboots]

Well… um.. they can’t be tracked by whatever spchinese tracking device is in the new ones. If it’s like everything else, the new kids can’t drive them, which is probably okay because they don’t feel like adulting tofsy or maybe ever.

[JonPreston]

Sinead Baker, Kid Klown

[griffin]

YEAH......RIGHTTTTTT.

Do the BS evah stop!???

They were reportedly doing this 8 months ago for supply trucks. And they pulled out their WWI tanks 8 months ago too.

[BlackAdderess]

Well if they are still running they would have been manufactured before communism did its worst to Soviet manufacturing. I’m not going to sneer at WWII vintage tanks.

[rfp1234]

The tanks have been retrofitted to launch assault-shovels.

[McGruff]

I can get them a deal on some never used tanks (for a small fee).

“Tank Cemetery” in Ukraine

https://us.trip.com/travel-guide/attraction/kharkiv/tank-cemetery-in-ukraine-18695329/

[PGR88]

Ukraine will oppose them with grandmothers armed with the best broomsticks available.

[Grzegorz 246]

You damn neocon. Russia is fighting against the whole NATO.

[wally_bert]

Any lend-lease Sherman tanks?

[nickcarraway]

So, tanks the United States paid for?

[DesertRhino]

That’s a drawing of a ballista.