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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kate Plummer

Russia forced to use 60-year-old tanks because of heavy losses, says UK

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Russia has been forced to turn to 60-year-old tanks because it is suffering heavy losses in its war against Ukraine, the UK has said.

An official intelligence update from the Ministry of Defence said the country’s military had taken 800 T-62 main battle tanks (MBTs), first introduced in 1961, out of storage “to make up for previous losses” in the ongoing conflict.

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