Take A 60-Year-Old T-62, Install New Optics, Send It To Ukraine To Get Blown Up

A Russian T-62M that the Ukrainian army captured in late 2022. Wikimedia Commons The Russian army is making half-hearted efforts to upgrade some of the 60-year-old T-62 tanks it has deployed to Ukrain...

The Ukrainian Army Captured Dozens Of The Russian Army’s Old T-62 Tanks—And Is Now Sending Them Back Into Battle

An ex-Russian T-62 in Ukrainian colors. Via social media After losing a thousand of its best T-80 and T-72 tanks in Ukraine, the Kremlin early this summer began pulling 50-year-old T-62s out of long-t...

Ukraine Is Capturing Russia’s Old T-62 Tanks. Will It Use Them?

A Ukrainian commando with a captured Russian T-62. Ukrainian defense ministry photo After losing around 700 tanks in Ukraine through this spring, the Russian army began pulling 50-year-old T-62 tanks ...

Russia’s Ancient T-62 Tanks Are On The Move In Ukraine

T-62s in southern Ukraine. Social media capture After losing more than 700 of its best T-72, T-80 and T-90 tanks in Ukraine in the first three months of fighting, the Russian army got pretty desperate...