https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMXVo9MX1uE
A video of a supposed Slovenian M55S being destroyed started circling on the internet. Of course, the tank was operated by Ukrainians, and was supposedly kno

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a43867552/russia-using-t-54-tanks-in-ukraine-as-artillery/
In late March, photos of tank-laden trains unearthed on Russian social media strongly suggested that Russia had finally begun r eactivating some of its thousands of old T-54B tanks in deep storage

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-tank-losses-ukraine-war-1.7151017
Peter Samsonov, an author and independent tank expert, said Russia had sent T-62 tanks into Chechnya, in both wars there. But the retooling of the older tank models, like the T-55, surprised him.

https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/army-news-2023/russia-destroys-ukrainian-m-55s-main-battle-tank-for-the-first-time?highlight=WyJydXNzaWEiXQ==
The M-55S is a Ukrainian main battle tank that was developed in the 1990s based on the Soviet T-55 tank. It was modernized to meet the needs of the Ukrainian armed forces, improving its offensive and defensive capabilities. The T-54/55 is a Soviet tank, weighing only 36 tons.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-ukraine-war-cold-war-era-soviet-tanks-t54-t55-out-of-storage/
With Ukraine's armed forces claiming to have destroyed more than 3,600 Russian tanks since the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022, Netkachev stressed the sheer quantity of old Soviet

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/08/europe/russia-t-55-tanks-ukraine-intl-cmd/index.html
The tanks are T-55s, a model first commissioned by the Soviet Union's Red Army in 1948, shortly after the end of World War II. ... Soviet T-54/T-55 tanks form a threatening ring round the

https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/world/russia-s-countercounteroffensive-finally-bagged-a-ukrainian-m-55s-tank/ar-AA1efBjy
Slovenia donated all 28 of its 36-ton, four-person M-55S tanks—1990s Israeli upgrades of ex-Soviet T-55s from the mid-1950s—last fall after Germany offered some military trucks in exchange.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-54/T-55
The T-54 and T-55 tanks are a series of Soviet main battle tanks introduced in the years following the Second World War.The first T-54 prototype was completed at Nizhny Tagil by the end of 1945. From the late 1950s, the T-54 eventually became the main tank for armoured units of the Soviet Army, armies of the Warsaw Pact countries, and many others. T-54s and T-55s have been involved in many of

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-tank-losses-4000-ukraine-general-staff-1807584
A destroyed Russian tank on November 20, 2022, in Snihurivka, Ukraine. ... Reports that Russia has resurrected antiquated tanks, such as the T-54 or T-55, for use in Ukraine have widely circulated

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a43392278/russia-reactivating-t54-tanks-ukraine/
The bad news from Ukraine's standpoint is that Russia has thousands of retired Soviet tanks in storage, primarily T-54/55s and T-62s. However, the poor condition of many such tanks means only a

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-claims-massive-russian-tank-losses-truth-behind-the-numbers/ar-BB1oEZVN
The discrepancy arises because only a portion of the destroyed Russian equipment has been captured in publicly released recordings. ... The Russians even sent T-54/55 tanks, T-62 tanks, and the

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-s-m-55s-tanks-weren-t-supposed-to-see-heavy-fighting-the-russians-had-other-ideas/ar-AA1fmUyp
A few days later, one of the 36-ton, four-person M-55S ate a Russian artillery shell that wrecked the tank's Israeli-made optics—a strike observers geolocated to the area outside Kreminna.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-54/T-55_operators_and_variants
On July 22 an M-55S was destroyed by a Russian artillery strike, making it the first time an M-55S was confirmed destroyed. M-55S-USP - M-55S converted into a driver trainer vehicle. The turret has been replaced by a training enclosure with seats for an instructor and two trainee drivers. A third driver is in the normal driving position of the

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/m-55.htm
Russia - T-54 / T-55; M-55 S Medium Tank [Upgrading of T-55] ... The M-55 S tank is a combat tracked vehicle characterized by reactive armour and powerful armament intended to destroy the

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/russias-t-54t-55-most-produced-tank-military-history-164423
Each of these describes the T-54/55 series of tanks, designed by the Soviet Union in the aftermath of the Second World War, incorporating incremental changes that keep the series still relevant on

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/ukraine/ua-m-55s.htm
Ukraine - M-55s. Media reports said in September 2022 that Slovenia would provide Ukraine with 28 M-55S tanks, an upgraded version of the T-55, which was produced between 1958 and 1979. One US

https://www.rbth.com/defence/2015/06/01/the_t-55_tank_from_the_school_of_hard_knocks_to_local_conflict_vetera_46539.html
Overall, Israel lost 122 tanks of all types on the Egyptian front, while Egypt lost more than 820 of its 935 tanks and self-propelled guns, destroyed and captured, including 82 T-55s.

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/t-54-2023ua.htm
The Russian military has lost more than 1,800 tanks since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine. Dutch open-source group Oryx assessed as of 22 March 2023 that Russian forces have lost at least

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-is-getting-so-desperate-in-its-war-against-ukraine-that-its-deployed-obsolete-t-55-tanks/ar-BB1hTHUg
By the 1980s, the Soviet Union was decommissioning its fleet of T-55s, with many either being put on display in museums or placed in storage. However, in March 2023, posts to social media showed

https://www.iiss.org/online-analysis/military-balance/2024/02/equipment-losses-in-russias-war-on-ukraine-mount/
How long can Russia sustain its equipment losses in its war on Ukraine? The IISS analyses the attrition rate and its implications for Moscow's military capabilities.

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/t-55-combat.htm
Overall, Israel lost 122 tanks of all types on the Egyptian front, while Egypt lost more than 820 of its 935 tanks and self-propelled guns, destroyed and captured, including 82 T-55s.

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htarm/articles/20230706.aspx
The Russians only realized this when over half the modern (auto-loader) Russian tanks used during the first few months of the Ukraine War were destroyed or abandoned because of top-attack missiles. In effect, the auto-loader tanks were eight times more likely to be destroyed in combat than a modern Western tank.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2024/06/18/russians-claim-this-tank-survived-a-javelin-hit-the-truth-is-more-embarrassing/
A new combat video gives a rare view inside a Russian tank in action. According to the Russians, its shows a T-90M tank targeted by a Javelin missile. There is a fiery explosion, but the crew

https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-latest-russia-moscow-putin-zelenskyy-frontline-12541713
Other elements include bans on EU businesses from using the Bank of Russia's system for transfer of financial messages (SPFS) system - the Bank of Russia's version of the West's Society for

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/escalating-losses-drive-russians-to-deploy-aged-tanks-in-ukraine-with-disastrous-consequences/ar-BB1hO8SI
Remarkably, within a day, the guardsmen manage to destroy T-72 and T-55 tanks utilized by the enemy." The T-72 tank, whose production began in 1973, still holds value on the Ukrainian battlefield