Thirty T-34 Tanks returned to Russia from Laos

[gwb123]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46953372

 

All in working condition, no less!

 

That should spice up the next May Day parade!

 

Photo is from the BBC article.

 

CNN also had the story as well.

 

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/11/europe/russia-t-34-world-war-ii-tanks-laos-intl/index.html

 

 

[gwb123]

And this photo appeared on the Radio Free Europe website: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-t-34/29721798.html

 

 

[gwb123]

Russian language video is available on this article from the New York Times.

 

A couple of internet resources speculate the Laotians received T-72's (not the latest technology by any means) in exchange for these icons.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/world/europe/russia-t-34-tanks.html

[teamski]

Amazing how the Laotians were able to keep them running for so long.

 

-Ski

[Bugme]

This is just really cool.

[stratasfan]

Ditto, bugme! Super cool! To think they are all working and still that nice. That many all at once! How amazing!

[riflegreen297]

Nice.