In 2014, the pro-Russian militia in Donetsk used the T-54 in the museum to resist the Ukrainian military.

(AFP)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] In the Ukrainian war, in addition to the latest technological weapons contest, as the conflict time prolongs, both sides have to use old equipment that has been decommissioned and sealed in the warehouse, especially in Russia. The military even used outdated Soviet-era weapons for a long time, which may also represent the serious wear and tear of the Russian army's equipment during the war.

According to foreign news reports, the Russian army may recently unblock some of the T-54/55 tanks from the reserve and even transport them to the battlefield. This tank was one of the main tanks of the Soviet Army during the Cold War. Later, due to the collapse of the Soviet Union after the Cold War, Under the downsizing and modernization of the Russian army, the T-54/55 tanks can only be stored in large quantities.

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The T-72, the main tank originally used by the Russian army, has encountered production difficulties due to the increase in raw materials caused by international sanctions. In fact, last summer on the battlefield of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Russian army had already operated T-62, T-64, etc. Old tanks, although according to the news, these tanks have been upgraded and modified to varying degrees, and these T-54/55 tanks should also be upgraded in equipment before going to the battlefield, such as a more advanced fire control system Or the assembly of reactive armor.

This move can also be seen that the original active equipment of the Russian army has been hit to a great extent, and it was forced to return the weapons that should be retired to the battlefield. Compared with new western tanks and more anti-armor weapons, it still seems a bit outdated.

However, the Ukrainian military center has put forward a different point of view. They think that perhaps these tanks are new military equipment that Russia will deliver to Syria in exchange for the new military equipment that Russia sold to Syria in the past. Many units in Syria itself are using T- 54/55 combat vehicles, and the Russian army on the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield urgently needs more new equipment to fight against the Ukrainian army supported by the West. This is why the S-300 anti-aircraft missiles sold by Russia were transported back to Syria. Russia can be confirmed.

The Syrian military still uses a large number of T-54/55 tanks in the civil war.

(AFP)