#soviet weapons
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-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
-b75417f6a41e04ed0c07b5449b80563e.png "The internal mechanism of a revived and modernized Russian anti-personnel landmine, based on the Soviet-era PMD-6 design that was phased out in 1949. (Source: specialized project Mines and Coffee with Sandwiches)")
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![Russian tank T-80 performs in Sertolovo outside St. Petersburg, on May 14, 2016. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian tank T-80 performs in Sertolovo outside St. Petersburg, on May 14, 2016. (Source: Getty Images)")
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Russia may be running out of one of its most advanced Cold War–era tanks faster than previously believed, according to a new open-source intelligence investigation that suggests the once-formidable T-80 fleet is nearing the end of its lifecycle after years of heavy losses in Ukraine.![A batch of Russian Kozerog-1 single-shot launchers for the Grad multiple launch rocket system. (Source: Militarnyi)]( "A batch of Russian Kozerog-1 single-shot launchers for the Grad multiple launch rocket system. (Source: Militarnyi)")
![Russian R-37M long-range air-to-air missile attached to MiG-31 interceptor. (Photo: open source)]( "Russian R-37M long-range air-to-air missile attached to MiG-31 interceptor. (Photo: open source)")
![Russian soldiers installing a “cope cage” on a T-55AM medium tank, 218th Tank Regiment, 2026. (Source: These_Economics5014/Reddit)]( "Russian soldiers installing a “cope cage” on a T-55AM medium tank, 218th Tank Regiment, 2026. (Source: These_Economics5014/Reddit)")
![Russian T-72 tank moments before Ukrainian FPV drone strike, Yampil, Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 15, 2026. (Source: Apachi Battalion)]( "Russian T-72 tank moments before Ukrainian FPV drone strike, Yampil, Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 15, 2026. (Source: Apachi Battalion)")
![Model of Shershen multi-caliber air defense system at the World Defense Show, February 2026. (Source: Militarnyi)]( "Model of Shershen multi-caliber air defense system at the World Defense Show, February 2026. (Source: Militarnyi)")
-c726001cdb2cf6b5fe9b00a6860ba463.jpg "Model of Shershen multi-caliber air defense system at the World Defense Show, February 2026. (Source: Militarnyi)")