This is corroborated by Russian sources. Apparently they were upgraded with modern Kontakt reactive armor. And they aren't that old: the models in question were still in production in the late 60s. The Bradley APCs that are being shipped off to Ukraine (and accounted by their book value by the way) aren't any more modern and offer even worse protection and firepower.
Basically, the story is true, minus the prepended "because they lost so many tanks".
That's not what the source says though. The article presents this in a totally different light - in 2023 they gave some extra armored vehicles they had, because they thought the army would need them. Russia has lost thousands and so did Ukraine - tens of vehicles don't change the picture much.
As we all know Russia has lost the war a long time ago. I’m not sure how to call what’s happening now.
Really?! Are there idiots who would buy this crap?!
This is corroborated by Russian sources. Apparently they were upgraded with modern Kontakt reactive armor. And they aren't that old: the models in question were still in production in the late 60s. The Bradley APCs that are being shipped off to Ukraine (and accounted by their book value by the way) aren't any more modern and offer even worse protection and firepower.
Basically, the story is true, minus the prepended "because they lost so many tanks".
That's not what the source says though. The article presents this in a totally different light - in 2023 they gave some extra armored vehicles they had, because they thought the army would need them. Russia has lost thousands and so did Ukraine - tens of vehicles don't change the picture much.