Desperate Putin orders cinema tanks to be used in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has been forced to requisition obsolete T-55 tanks, previously used in Hollywood productions, for deployment in Ukraine.
The Russian army went to the Mosfilm studios to retrieve dozens of tanks, and the president personally thanked Karen Shakhnazarov, the company’s CEO, from the Kremlin for his contribution.
"We have handed over to the [Russian] Armed Forces 28 T-55 tanks, eight PT-76 tanks, six BMPs (combat vehicles) and eight tractors [that] we had stored at the military-technical base," Karen Shakhnazarov said during a meeting with the Russian leader.
"I found out that there was a need, contacted the Ministry of Defence and they took these vehicles. In short, these are our results," he added.
The T-55 tank was first produced in the USSR in 1946, with production ending in 1981. Last year, the Russian president had already ordered the seizure of tanks from museums to be upgraded and sent to the front lines.
Russia has suffered heavy human and material losses in nearly three years of conflict.
(QG - Source : The Daily Mail / Picture: © Unsplash)