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Russia needed armor so badly that its biggest film studio donated 36 Soviet-era tanks that were used as props

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Russia 's biggest film studio donated 36 aging Soviet-era tanks to the defense ministry in 2023 .

Director general of Mosfilm , Karen Shakhnazarov , met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to discuss profits and film capacity.

It's not immediately clear if any of the studio's tanks saw action in Ukraine or if they were in the right condition to be usable on the battlefield.