Russia has had to resort to using 50-year-old Cold War-era tanks after losing over 3,000 of the vehicles since 2022, new estimates have said. Putin’s forces have lost more than 3,000 tanks and 2,000 other armoured vehicles since the beginning of the war in Ukraine – a total of 5,500, new figures from UK military think tank the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) say. IISS Director General Dr Bastian Giegerich said the war – which has seen Russia lose over 1,000 tanks in the last year alone – has “exposed fissures” in their armed forces. Dr Giegerich continued: “Russia’s battle…