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Video footage has emerged showing Russian forces attempting to recover a heavily damaged T-90M tank in Ukraine.

 The video, shared on social media, shows a Russian armored recovery vehicle. The BREM-1 is maneuvering to tow the damaged tank away from the battlefield. 

According to analysts, the tank, which appears to have sustained significant damage, had lost part of its tracks. The video also shows a BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle on fire in the distance.

The original Telegram post that contained the video footage confirmed that the burning vehicle was a BMP-3 and that the video was recorded somewhere in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. 

Reports suggest that Russia is dragging damaged and partially destroyed tanks off the battlefield to create "Frankenstein tanks." And using the salvaged parts to try to redeploy the vehicles. 

Tanks, particularly the more modern T-90M, are said to be valuable to the Russian military, and every tank is being seen as crucial in the ongoing conflict.

Counter-extremism researcher and journalist Jack Buckby noted that as few as 20 new tanks are being manufactured at just two functioning domestic tank manufacturing facilities in Russia. 

Buckby also described the video as evidence that the Russian soldiers were attempting to move the damaged tank to a safe place to be refitted.

Medvedev Says T-90M tank Outperforms Western Tanks

The T-90M tank is reportedly the most advanced available to the Russians.  Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev has claimed it outperforms the Leopard and Abrams tanks manufactured by Germany and the United States. 

Medvedev has also promised that 1,500 of the tanks will be manufactured this year, although it remains unclear how Russia will increase its manufacturing capacity without the aid of foreign allies.

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has seen the destruction, damage, or capture of large numbers of Russia's armored vehicles. And makeshift tanks are being built to replace those lost. 

The T-90M is seen as a vital part of Russia's military hardware. And the attempts to recover and repair damaged tanks are indicative of the importance placed on the vehicles.

The conflict in Ukraine has been ongoing. In 2014, Russia annexed the Ukrainian region of Crimea. And last year Russian forces did a full-scale invasion of Ukraine which resulted in the current war.

 The conflict has seen pro-Russian separatists fighting Ukrainian forces in the Donbas region, with tens of thousands of people killed or injured. The conflict has also led to ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine. And between Russia and Western nations, with sanctions and other measures being imposed on Russia in response to its actions in Ukraine.