The T-34-85 is a medium tank that was designed during World War II. Some may recognize it from the series "Four Tank-men and a Dog." The vehicle was built in the so-called classic design layout.

The T-34-85 remained the backbone of the Soviet tank forces until the mid-50s, and also served as a training platform for crews until the 1970s, never being formally decommissioned from service.

Some 84,000 T-34s, and its more heavily armed successor the T-34/85, were built between 1940 and 1958. Some are still in use with armies around the world. Last year, Russia took back 30 T-34/85s ...

However, advancements in German armaments eventually challenged all three tanks’ survivability. Upgrades like the T-34/85 and Sherman Firefly were introduced to counter the German heavy tanks ...

Russia’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 9 January that the country received 30 vintage T-34/85 medium tanks from Laos that are to be used in military parades, museum exhibitions ...

The T-34-85 tank, an upgraded version of the T-34, was delivered to the military parade from the Leningrad Region. "The tank rolling through the square was manufactured way back in 1943 by the ...

MOSCOW, January 9. /TASS/. Thirty vintage Soviet tanks T-34-85 have returned to Russia from Laos, where they have been in active service since 1987, the Russian Defense Ministry’s press-service ...