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facing in finding the vessel? >> reporter: jake, we just had an update from the u.s. coast guard. they confirmed how difficult this is. remember, you said about 12,000 feet. they confirmed it could be that far down in terms of the deep ocean search they have to conduct here. almost two and a half miles. they have three to four assets in the air and sea searching. the problem is that the coast guard admits, this is what they call a remote area. theyre going to muster as many resources a...

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Russian forces in Ukraine are losing more and more of Russia’s best T-90M tanks. Believe it or not, that’s not entirely good news for Ukraine, nor bad news for Russia.

The cage could impede tankers trying to bail out of their damaged vehicle. It obviously also makes it harder for the crew to squeeze the tank into a treeline for cover.

The tanks probably are destined to function as mobile, minimally-manned pillboxes—or, packed with explosives, as unmanned vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices.

If a commander determines the threat from Ukrainian missiles is low and thus doesn’t expect his tanks to move, a solitary loader-gunner-commander might be the only crew.

The vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, or VBIED, didnt get very far. It apparently struck a mine then ate a Ukrainian anti-tank missile.

The defense ministry says that its forces remotely detonated a russian tank packed with explosives. cnns senior international correspondent ben wedeman is live for us in zaporizhzhia in eastern ukraine. how did this all unfold? and do we think this is now a new tactic by the russians? >> reporter: alex, its the first time the russians have done it. we dont know if its going to be a tactic going forward. but what we understand from the defense ministry in russia is that that was a t-54 tank datin...

The T-54 entered production in 1947, and over the next 15 years the Soviets built 83,500 of them, some of which are still in service.

These powerful weapon platforms fought on battlefields across the globe. Tanks have rolled across the battlefields of the world for more than 100 years, and since their introduction at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 the platform has changed the way armies could mount and conduct offensives. Despite that fact, the United States Marine Corps has retired its tanks, while the British Army has also scaled back its tank force—tanks will remain a critical component for militaries for decades to c...