“At a meeting with the ruler of Russia, the general director of the Mosfilm film studio, Karen Shahnazarov, said that in 2023, Mosfilm sent more than 30 tanks and dozens of other equipment to the war with Ukraine, which the film studio used as props.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
At a meeting with the ruler of Russia, the general director of the Mosfilm film studio, Karen Shahnazarov, said that in 2023, Mosfilm sent more than 30 tanks and dozens of other equipment to the war with Ukraine, which the film studio used as props.
Source: pro-Kremlin publications, Russian Telegram channels, Meduza
Shakhnazarov’s direct speech: “We provided eight million in charitable aid this year, including six million for the needs of the Defense Forces. By the way, in 2023, we handed over to the Armed Forces 28 T-55 tanks, 8 PT-76 tanks, 6 BMPs and 8 tractors that we had stored at the military-technical base. I found out that there are needs, I contacted the Ministry of Defense – they took these cars.”
Details: According to the general director of the film studio, he learned that there are needs in the Russian army and contacted the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and these cars were taken away.
Russian President Vladimir Putin replied that he was proud of Mosfilm.
On the “Mosfilm” website, in the “Military equipment” section, it is stated that in total, the film studio has more than 190 units of armored vehicles at its disposal.