Except the videos have shown T-34’s, T-54,/55 headed to the front without such additional protections.==
You probably saw ukie propaganda because it is utterly ridiculous. No T34 even left in the storage depos anymore only in museums. T55 is a oldest staff. Also they do not send them to front as they are but after upgrade.
Also they use T55 because they are rusting in depos so better to use now than let them rust out. Also they clear spaces too for new staff which be available after this war.
“”Also they use T55 because they are rusting in depos so better to use now than let them rust out.””
You make it seem so casual, like rotating the butter in the cooler but trained tank crews die operating these outdated machines.
Russian men are dying using and depending on those rusting hulks and their failed and uncompleted missions on the battlefield.
Clearly saw 2023 video of a train loaded with unmistakable T-34 headed to Ukraine. That means they stripped the museum’s for them or they have in storage.
Video from last November showed T-55 (round top) headed there.
While quantity does have quality of its own, these tanks are vulnerable to first generation antitank missiles. Two men and a Jeep, or a Bradley with a TOW, 5000 meters plus out. There is a lot of TOW missiles sitting around, maybe more than T-55/54 tanks.