The fact that the Soviets were using large numbers of their older tanks did not inherently mean that they were likely to lose. Picture the scene. A group of Western military analysts are snickering at ...

The Soviet army’s 20th Tank Division was one of the most powerful ground-combat formations of the late Cold War. The Poland-based division had no fewer than 350 tanks plus hundreds of other armored ...

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 ...

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 ...

It wasn't long after coming through victorious in the biggest conflict of all time — World War II — that the Soviet Union and the United States ceased being allies and instead engaged in a ...

Among all the tanks produced by the Soviet Union, the T-80 stands out as the black sheep of the family. Forever stuck in the ...

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See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Russia has taken out more of its Soviet-era tanks from storage to be ...

A video purporting to show Soviet-era tanks being shipped from Russia to battle in Ukraine is being circulated online, but the clip predates Russia’s invasion of its neighbour and is unrelated.

NATO member Croatia has announced plans to acquire upwards of 50 German-made Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks (MBTs). If the deal is approved by both sides, Croatia could send its 30 Soviet-era MBTs as ...