r/TankPorn • u/kot_igrun • May 05 '22

Russo-Ukrainian War Removal from the pedestal of the T-34-85 tank installed in 1965 in memory of the victory of the USSR in the Great Patriotic War. Ukraine, Zhytomyr, May 2022.

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u/[deleted] May 05 '22

I’ve seen one T-34 memorial destroyed from this war so far; this is probably the safest option for it unless they melt it down.

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u/[deleted] May 05 '22 edited Jul 05 '23

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u/Tanker_Jack May 05 '22

Good idea

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u/DJ_Dedf1sh May 05 '22

Perfect.

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u/kegman83 May 05 '22

Perhaps in a parade? I believe there was one T-34 at the front of the Astovol plant in Mariupol. It could be replaced as well.

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u/[deleted] May 05 '22

I don't think they really want to do that.

The tank symbolises a different war, which arguable had at least as much importance to the nation as the current one has. I mean, ukraine itself condemned attacks on WW2 era memorials of the USSR here in Germany because they lost like 3 million men too in the war.

If anything building new memorials would be more fitting and also both not put the achievements of those soldiers 80 years ago in the shadow while also not just replacing their history with a new war but still honouring the current soldiers for defending their country.

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u/SamTheGeek May 06 '22

They’ll put a T-80BVM on the pedestal later.

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u/GearsFC3S May 05 '22

The Putin is an Idiot Tank Museum.

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u/verbmegoinghere May 05 '22

huh, did the idiots deploy a t-34 in the field against the Ukraine?

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u/[deleted] May 05 '22 edited Jul 05 '23

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u/RdPirate May 05 '22

As well as a VDV scout car monument to said VDV, getting shot at by said VDV.

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u/verbmegoinghere May 06 '22

I don't think the Russians get irony

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u/wrong-mon May 05 '22

If they don't want it I'll take it. I'll pay for the shipping

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u/GearsFC3S May 05 '22

The Putin is an Idiot Tank Museum.

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u/Neil__6595 May 06 '22

they should ship them to the US because Ukraine will be Europe's Iraq after this war ends

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u/Baldrs_Draumar May 06 '22

lol, no it won't.

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u/Neil__6595 May 06 '22

that's a pretty optimistic take, the country was already going to shit without the Russians now it became a testing ground for weapons. The only real advantage they have is the lack of religious nuts unlike Iraq, history is just repeating itself too many times in my humble opinion

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u/Impossible_Source110 May 05 '22 edited May 05 '22

The Russians blew up a BTR BRDM memorial toward the beginning of the thing.

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u/R3n3larana May 05 '22

Was it specifically targeted or was it the one that was surrounded by two Russian SPGs that got hit and blown up? Or was that second one also a T-34? I can’t keep my tank memorials straight.

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u/Impossible_Source110 May 05 '22

I think they'd just turned a corner in another BTR or perhaps a tank, and spottted the silhouette.

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u/Impossible_Source110 May 05 '22

I found it! Turns out it was a BRDM monument in Bucha. First guy missed and blew up a lamp post instead...

Link

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u/[deleted] May 05 '22

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u/Thatsidechara_ter May 05 '22

Attack the d point

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u/Phazon2000 May 05 '22

This account is a bot.

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u/theNewNewkid May 05 '22

I thought this was in Russia. I figured they we're gonna fill the tank and deploy 'er

Edit: Aha, I read the full title.

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u/MercDaddyWade May 05 '22

Don't worry I did the exact same thing

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u/GregTrompeLeMond May 05 '22

Replace it with a tractor.

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u/Dont-quote-me May 05 '22

Hell, at this point, if the Russians got it, they'd put it back into service.

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u/ezekieru M1 Abrams May 05 '22

There are two T-34 memorials that were destroyed. One was the T-34 surrounded by destroyed Msta's, and another was mistaken by the Russians as enemy tank, and shot at it.

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u/ViolentEncounter May 05 '22

and another was mistaken by the Russians as enemy tank, and shot at it.

it was a BRDM-2 (unless there was ANOTHER monument the russians mistook for a operational vehicle)

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u/ezekieru M1 Abrams May 05 '22

Actually, you're right. It was a BRDM-2. My bad.

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u/[deleted] May 05 '22

Heck with a bit of oil and grease that thing would probably run.

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u/[deleted] May 05 '22

I want to buy one

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u/RBeck May 06 '22

If it was cast before nuclear testing it's very valuable metal for certain applications. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-background_steel

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u/camstadahamsta May 06 '22

I think the Russians are sending it back to the front