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The Russian 201st military base stationed in Tajikistan will receive 30 modern tanks by the end of 2021, said the head of the armored service of the Central Military District, Hanif Beglov, writes Interfax.

“By the end of the year, 30 modern tanks will come to replace combat vehicles of earlier modifications of the tank battalion of the Russian military base in Tajikistan,” Beglov said on the eve of Tankman’s Day.

The replacement of tanks at the Russian military base in Tajikistan will be carried out against the background of a sharp exacerbation of the situation in neighboring Afghanistan, where, after the withdrawal of the American military, representatives of the Taliban terrorist movement, banned in the Russian Federation, seized power.

Beglov also clarified that the formations and military units of the Central Military District have received about 100 units of armored weapons since the beginning of this year, including 30 T-72B3M tanks with improved combat characteristics.