Russia tries to modernize old T-62M tanks with North Korean spare parts for use against Ukraine

Russia is upgrading one of its main battle tanks, the T-62M, for combat operations against Ukraine, with new footage on social media showing an uptick in the quantity of these tanks being brought towards the frontline.

As picked up by Defence 24, the last two to three months have been characterized by a higher number of videos showing refurbished and modernized Russian T-62M tanks being transported by rail towards the front.

The news outlet states that some of the footage is likely the same transport captured in different regions, but several of them are materials concerning different machines. The first of the discussed footage comes from early July and shows refurbished T-62Ms with added Kontakt-1 reactive armor blocks on the front of the hull and sides and rear of the turret.

The vehicles have their large-caliber 12.7mm DShK machine guns and side protective skirts removed for transport. The footage was reportedly taken at the Kamensk-Shakhtinsky station in the Rostov Oblast.

The second video appeared in late July and concerns more modernized T-62s, presenting a version of both the T-62M and T-62MV variants. This may indicate a continued lack of standardization in the work carried out on vehicles withdrawn years or even decades ago. In addition to standard ERA blocks, they also received “roofs” or ”cages” on which reactive armor elements resembling those used in T-80BVM for some time were also mounted. Unlike the previous footage, these tanks have side armor skirts attached, likely made of reinforced rubber. It’s possible they also received communications jammers.

The vehicles underwent basic modifications including the installation of anti-drone cage armor, and the addition of sparsely placed reactive armor blocks. The news outlet considers that the 103rd Tank Repair Plant is probably responsible for the work on most of the mentioned tanks.

Spare parts deliveries probably originate from North Korea, which allow for the successive repair and modernization of T-62s. Considering that the mentioned facility received a contract in 2022 to carry out this type of work for 800 vehicles, it seems that all available key components in the Russian industry have already been mostly used up. The “Korean drip,” which has reportedly been ongoing for months, is thus very valuable for the Russian Armed Forces.

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