In terms of ground-vehicle warfare, the Soviet-developed T-72 tank is one of the most recognized as it's seen extensive combat over the years. Devised during the Cold War, this tank featured a new ...

The Soviet Union placed extraordinary importance on the ability of armored forces to overcome rivers because mobility was ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Russia's once-extensive Soviet-era stockpile, which has propped up its ...

The T-35 saw its only large-scale combat deployment during the desperate Soviet counterattack around Verba after Germany ...

Originally produced eight decades ago, the impact of the IS-2 Heavy Tank still reverberates today. The formidable armored vehicle was vital to the Soviet Union during two of its most important ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to a report in Vladivostok VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. T-34 tanks headed to the front. The Soviet T-34 tank was the primary tank for the Red Army throughout most of World War II. It was ...

During the nearly forty-eight-hour standoff, the KV-2 had survived eight 50mm direct hits. When most military history buffs think of Soviet tanks during World War II, chances are they think of the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has resorted to retrofitting hundreds of decades-old Soviet tanks to be battle-ready — as the country’s stockpile of modern tanks dwindles. Andrey Gurulev, a member of ...

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that the Soviet Union’s decision to send tanks into Hungary and Czechoslovakia to crush mass protests during the Cold War ...