and T-55 tanks. Even technically, museum-level BTR-50 armored personnel carriers, which entered the Soviet Army in 1954, have begun to appear on the front lines. According to Russian reports ...

December 6, 2024: Since early 2023 Russia has been moving ancient T-54 and T-55 tanks out of storage for use in Ukraine. The 36-ton T-54 was the first post-World War II tank. It used a 100mm gun and a ...

The T-55 medium main battle tank is the world’s first mass-produced armored vehicle equipped with an automatic system of protection against a nuclear attack MOSCOW, September 1. /TASS/.

and T-54/55 tanks in storage." The ISW added that certain areas of the front line, including Siversk and Kupiansk, which have seen less fighting in recent months, may have more armored vehicles ...