Wilshire@sopuli.xyz to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 7 months agoRussia has lost over 400,000 soldiers in Ukrainenews.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down13cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
arrow-up1114arrow-down1external-linkRussia has lost over 400,000 soldiers in Ukrainenews.yahoo.comWilshire@sopuli.xyz to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 7 months agomessage-square10fedilinkcross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-27 months agoThe article says that it’s a stock photo, but I doubt it. Nobody’s using WW2 tanks, and this is probably also Ukrainian, based on the caption. EDIT: Doesn’t look like the KV-1 has a side skirt, as the tank in the photo does.
minus-squareCorigan@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoWhy I was surprised, if they were the slapping skirts and some cage armor on the turret of some WW2 it would seem super desperate.
Wait is that just a modified kv-1?
The article says that it’s a stock photo, but I doubt it. Nobody’s using WW2 tanks, and this is probably also Ukrainian, based on the caption.
EDIT: Doesn’t look like the KV-1 has a side skirt, as the tank in the photo does.
Why I was surprised, if they were the slapping skirts and some cage armor on the turret of some WW2 it would seem super desperate.