Yugoslavia acquired the T-72M not simply as an imported combat tank, but as the reference vehicle for a licensed domestic production program that eventually evolved into the M-84. After negotiations ...

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 ...

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 ...

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For nearly seven decades, the Soviet Union grew into an enormous political and military power spanning roughly 8.6 million ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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.

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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 ...