Ukrainian media say the tanks Russia is sending forward are “older than Putin” and remember the times of Soviet politicians. Among the delegates there were plans to create a branch from “separated monuments”. “On many pedestals, T-34 tanks commemorate the battles of World War II,” we read.
Ukrainian media pointed out that Dmitry Medvedev declares 1,500 tanks produced In a year, and Putin talks about the same number, but Looking back over the years. “Propagandists boast that the Russian military-industrial complex has been significantly modernized over the past year,” notes the Union news agency.
“Tanks older than Putin”
Meanwhile, according to Ukrainian media, Russia is sending tanks to the front, which “still Remember the times of Leonid Brezhnev. The Soviet politician, former General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, has been dead for more than 40 years.
“There were proposals among the delegates Creating a branch from removed monuments: On many pedestals, T-34 tanks recall the battles of World War II.
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“Before an all-out war broke out in Ukraine, the Russian army was believed to have the largest number of tanks in the world. His fleet consisted of 12,556 units. That’s more than North Korea and the United States“- stresses the Union Agency, quoting the journalists of the 1+1 TV channel.
Ukrainian army destroys Russian equipment
Also indicates Russian tanks were mostly destroyed by the Ukrainian army. Due to sanctions imposed by Western countries, some equipment, especially electronic products, are purchased illegally, which significantly slows down the entire process. That’s why, according to the agency, returning to the fight from between the damaged machines Only a third of the 800 units per year announced by the Kremlin.
In addition, a lot of tanks came forward from old warehouses without preparation and modernization. “Such vehicles usually ‘fall off’ within 1-3 weeks, even without shelling,” military expert Nikolai Salamaka told the Union Agency.
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This is why Moscow is forced to reach for increasingly old machines. Warehouses at the reserve base in the Far East have begun to run out of T-54 tanks, the agency says, citing analysts from the Conflict Investigation Team. Production of the T-54 began in 1945 and ended nearly 60 years ago.
The new tanks, which Russian propagandists are proud of, are only available in a few copies for exhibitions and parades.
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