Posted on 05/09/2024 3:05:13 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
A solitary, symbolic tank has featured in Russia’s annual 9 May military parade for the second year in a row as the country was forced to pare down its normal display of military might during a full-scale war in which it has suffered unprecedented losses over the last two years.
The single tank to roll across Red Square as Vladimir Putin reviewed about 9,000 troops was a second world war-era T-34 carrying the banner that the Soviet Union used when it defeated Nazi Germany alongside other allies. The tank has gained iconic status, but is not in combat use and is instead a token of those that used to be part of the 9 May Victory Day celebrations.
It is just one way in which the largest land war in Europe since the second world war has affected Russia’s main military and political celebration. Photographs from Red Square also showed patrolmen carrying anti-drone rifles to guard against sabotage attacks that have become a concern due to the proliferation of drones on the battlefield – and increasingly at military and energy sites inside Russia.
During a separate meeting with Russian commanders fighting in Ukraine, Putin was asked about the possibility of expediting the construction of advanced drones like those used by Ukraine.
“We know how difficult it is for our fighters who are faced with the fact that enemy drones are flying overhead like flies – all this is known,” Putin told the commander. “We are working on this, and I am sure there will be a result.
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A Taylor Swift passion doll powered by Faberge egg solar panel-earrings AND eggs, too!
Dang, those Russkies are clever! They're FLOODING the troll zone with laffs!
Now all we need is a Steven Seagal матрешка [matryoshka]:
And thanks for the new Taylor Swift meme.
LOL!
She’s always been ugly to me - maybe that’s why.
lololol
That tank is a T-34. It kicked the German armor’s asses.
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Yes, I hear The Putin is getting kind of tired of his Ariana Grande backup passion doll.
That is scary.
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They are also displaying captured Abrams tanks trucked east on flatbeds.
When will ukraine give Hungary its land back?
Because they were produced in large numbers.
And they were more reliable. It amounted to a battle of attrition. The same goes with the Sherman.
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