Very much. A 65-year-old tank in the foreground in Ukraine

There are about 200-300 people in Russia. Due to heavy losses in the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin's army had to pull Soviet-era tanks from warehouses.

Kremlin sends T-55s to Ukraine without modernization. The tank in the photo has the same active infrared optics as the T-55 of the late 1950s and 1960s.

Featured by forbes.comThere is also no evidence that the Russians added blocks of explosive reactive armor to reinforce the T-55's original and thin steel armor.

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In other words, the T-55 is truly 1950s technology. Hopelessly outdated compared to the oldest tank in the Ukrainian inventory.

By the 1980s, the tank was in service with the armed forces of 38 countries. Interestingly, it was used by the Polish army, but was eventually withdrawn from it … in 2002.

The T-55 tank was also manufactured in China by Norinco under the name Type 59. The total number of T-54/T-55 tanks produced in the world exceeds 95,000.

Putin's military's winter offensive is underway on the Ukrainian front, and it's not as aggressive as one might expect. The Russians were unable to launch major offensive operations that could have been a turning point on the front.

Currently, a new corps is being created in Russia – “Putin's war dogs”. The corps will consist of three assault divisions, each with 2,200 soldiers. Players. Brigade number 17 was to have an offensive (foreign) character, and 16 was to participate in combat operations with other volunteer units of the Roskvardiya (eg the mentioned 116th Brigade). On the 15th it will become a reserve force to train new volunteers.