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Russia Reportedly Pulls T-64 Tanks From Storage—But Only to Display Them as Monuments
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Russia appears to be quietly removing its remaining T-64 tanks from long-term storage—not for refurbishment, but to repurpose them as monuments, according to OSINT researcher Jompy on March 23.
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Based on recent observations, the analyst says multiple T-64 tanks have been taken from storage bases and installed as display pieces in various towns and cities.
“A bunch of stored T-64s have been converted to monuments since last year, just as they pulled some T-64s from storage bases. So we can probably rule them out for good from the Russian armor reserves,” Jompy wrote.
Turns out the remaining tanks here likely were T-64s and they just pulled them out to do God knows what with them. We see at least 11 of the 26 remaining tanks in the 6018th in this video. https://t.co/FqaXCUqwYz pic.twitter.com/SepNLKEmK1
— Jompy (@Jonpy99) January 26, 2026
The development suggests that the T-64—once a key Soviet-era main battle tank—can no longer be considered a viable reserve asset for Russia’s military.
In previous assessments, Jompy noted a lack of evidence that Russia had attempted to reactivate T-64 tanks, attributing this to the absence of a functioning industrial base capable of producing engines and spare parts for the platform.
According to estimates published by the researcher roughly six months ago, Russia had around 653 T-64 tanks in storage. However, nearly all of them were assessed to be in poor or very poor condition.
Earlier, Russia began reactivating its remaining significant T-72 reserve from storage bases, with 452 tanks in the T-72 “Ural” and T-72A subtypes assessed as moved toward Uralvagonzavod, the country’s flagship armored plant.
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