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100 Modernized T-72 Tanks Reportedly Vanish, as “Thieves” Just Drive Off With Them

Some people can’t find it in themselves to steal a pin. This isn’t that: “thieves” are believed to have made off with 100 (one hundred, to be sure) T-72 tanks, all modernized and upgraded to T-72M1R ...
Forbes

Russia Is Refitting Old T-72 Tanks For The War In Ukraine. But It’s Running Out Of Optics.

David Axe writes about ships, planes, tanks, drones and missiles. Jan 28, 2023, 06:51pm EST Updated Jan 29, 2023, 04:47am EST T-72B1 Obr. 2022s. The Ukrainian army isn’t the only one getting new tanks ...
Forbes

Russia Is Running Low On Tanks. So Why Are A Thousand First-Generation T-72s Still Sitting In Storage?

The Russian force in Ukraine loses nearly 100 tanks a month, according to analysts who scrutinize social media to identify destroyed vehicles. At the same time, Russian industry builds no more than 50 ...
SlashGear

T-72 Vs M1 Abrams: How Do These Battle Tanks Compare?

The American M1 Abrams main battle tank was designed in the late 1970s to combat possible threats coming out of the Soviet Union during the Cold War. As world events would have it, the Soviet Union ...
The National Interest

Russia’s T-72: Taking On the World’s Best Tanks (For Over 40 Years)

When the Soviet T-72 tank was first deployed, Richard Nixon was President, the F-4 Phantom was America’s primary fighter, and the world’s steel beasts had yet to discover a nemesis called the ...
19FortyFive on MSN

Russia’s new T-72B3A tank has one job: Survive Ukraine’s drone war

Russia is reportedly fielding a new T-72B3A equipped with the Arena-M active protection system. The upgrade targets missiles ...
RedEffect Official on MSN

Belarus’ new T-72 upgrade looks stronger than it really is

Belarus has unveiled a T-72 modernization it calls a new modern tank, but the details tell a more limited story. Front-facing ...
New York Post

US M1 Abrams vs. Ukraine’s T-72 tanks: Here’s how they compare

WASHINGTON – Ukrainian troops will be armed with what White House officials call “the best tank in the world” after President Biden announced Wednesday that Washington will provide Kyiv with 31 M1 ...
The National Interest

Meet Russia’s Old T-72 Tank (It Literally Is Everywhere)

Key point: Russia still has 2,5000 active duty T-72s. When the Soviet T-72 tank was first deployed, Richard Nixon was President, the F-4 Phantom was America’s primary fighter, and the world’s steel ...
Newsweek

Video: Ukrainian Drone Destroys T-72 Tank and Other Russian Equipment

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) on Tuesday shared a video ...
StrategyPage

Armor: Why The T-72 Survives

March 31, 2015: A Russian motorized infantry brigade in Western Siberia recently received fifteen modernized T-72B3 tanks. This is a modernized version of T-72 with an improved fire control system and ...