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Leopard tanks sit idle in Ukrainian forests, neutralized by cheap Russian drones — NYT They are used so rarely that some have been spotted covered in cobwebs, reduced to towing damaged gear Western tanks now easier to spot as war trophies in Russia than on the battlefield

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RT19 days ago

2024 footage from Moscow

Roger Branche19 days ago

China can never forget what the British did in forcing opium on their people. Russia will never forget what all these countries did (again) in fighting Russia through a Ukrainian proxy.

Chebolet19 days ago

Iran and Russia are emerging as the most victorious in these wars. The new weapons they will develop , sharpening what is already tested in actual field.

大爱小壮19 days ago

再昂貴、再先進的武器，也無法單獨決定戰爭勝負。廉價無人機正在改變戰場規則，曾被寄予厚望的西方坦克同樣面臨生存難題。這場代理人戰爭繼續拖下去，只會消耗更多武器、犧牲更多生命。與其繼續拱火輸送武器，不如盡快結束代理人戰爭、尋找和平道路！ ——大愛小壯

TheRealLee19 days ago

In related news, Russia has burned through its “modern” armor and has been reduced to reactivating vintage, early Cold War tanks. And still no vaunted T-14 Armatas on the battlefield… 🤔

Traveller Hints19 days ago

Yes

Globus19 days ago

Another failed wonder weapon, like all the rest

George19 days ago

Yeah, at least ruzzia sends their tanks to the front lines to get blown up!! 🤣🤣

M Zdzislav W19 days ago

Send them back to Poland, along with the Polish PT-90's and all the T-72, KRABS, and BMP 1's Poland gave them, and don't forget the Mi-28 Helicopters and Mig 29's! Give them back Banderites! We want our stuff back or what's left of it.

Justineb2219 days ago

Meanwhile in 🇿🇦

bret roth18 days ago

The French one looks unused of course.

Peter19 days ago

War Booties!!..: from Santa EU?😁

おてもやん19 days ago

@apocalypseos

Dave Dingler19 days ago

Why do you rely on donkeys and Chinese golf carts to move supplies to the frontlines?

Noah Brooks 📸18 days ago

russias tanks (the few that are left) face the same problem. That’s why your soldiers are just now taking Kostyantynivka instead of Lviv

Papa-bek18 days ago

А МНЕ ОЦЕ ИНТЕРЕСНО А ГДЕ КАЦАПСКИЕ ТАНКИ?🤣🤣🤣 МАБУДЬ БОРОЗДЯТ ПРОСТОРЫ ВСЕЛЕННОЙ!🤣🤣🤣

Mercurius Pragmaticus19 days ago

🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺

David Mangerson18 days ago

The main difference is that when western tanks get hit the crew can escape and live to fight another day, when Russian armor gets hit, their own equipment kills them. See the difference?

DefNotBiased19 days ago

Tanks aren't completely obsolute but they only decent in certain scenarios nowadays

Fon Krampus19 days ago

Дегенерат и уголовник

Bob19 days ago

Easy pickings 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

Darwesh19 days ago

Petty gimmicks You can't take even Russian regions after 3 years. Shame on Russia.

JD Opinion19 days ago

How much Russian armor has been left in UKR you would need few suburbs to sowed them all

satothu19 days ago

辱めだねえ晒し首のようなもんかグロくないし非衛生的じゃないしで人類の進歩を感じる

Helenum Habsburg Миронов //Werewolf Legion 🇷🇺🐦‍🔥🇷🇺19 days ago

Эти танки прибыли из Испании.

latif.mutif🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬19 days ago

War has no winner 😢😢😢

Glock1918 days ago

No one uses equipment in that war now. You don’t want to be caught in a tank, a humvee, a ship, or even a bicycle. Future wars no one will even have vehicles

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