A T-38 amphibious tank during the armoured vehicles parade at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Tank Biathlon World Championship held at the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino, Moscow Region.

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A KV-85 heavy tank during the armoured vehicles parade at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Tank Biathlon World Championship held at the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino, Moscow Region.

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A T-72B tank during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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Crew from Venezuela operate a T-72B tank during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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Crew from India operate a T-72B tank during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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Watching the performance by one of the crews operating a T-72B tank during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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T-72B tanks during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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A Mil Mi-8 helicopter during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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A T-72B tank during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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Crew from Russia operate a T-72B tank during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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The crew from China operate a Type 99 tank during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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The crew from China operate a Type 99 tank during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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A Mil Mi-8 helicopter during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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A T-72B tank during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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T-72B tanks during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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A Mi-8 during the 2014 Tank Biathlon World Championship held at the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino, Moscow Region.

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The tank which serves as the target during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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A T-72B tank during the 2014 Tank Biathlon World Championship held at the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino, Moscow Region.

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Mi-24 helicopters perform a move for striking a simulated ground enemy at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Tank Biathlon World Championship held at the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino, Moscow Region.

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A paratrooper is air dropped with the flag of Russia, one of the participating countries in the 2014 Tank Biathlon World Championship held at the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino, Moscow Region.

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A parachutist after landing at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Tank Biathlon World Championship held at the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino, Moscow Region.

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Parachutists are air dropped with the flags of Mongolia and Russia, participating countries in the 2014 Tank Biathlon World Championship held at the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino, Moscow Region.

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Parachutists are air dropped with the flags of Kyrgyzstan and China, participating countries in the 2014 Tank Biathlon World Championship held at the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino, Moscow Region.

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A parachutist is air dropped with the flag of Venezuela, a participating country in the 2014 Tank Biathlon World Championship held at the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino, Moscow Region.

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A parachutist is air dropped with the flag of Angola, a participating country in the 2014 Tank Biathlon World Championship held at the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino, Moscow Region.

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T-72B tanks and MSTA-S self-propelled howitzer during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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T-72B tanks during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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Members of one of the tank crews during the Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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A serviceman at the opening ceremony of the Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, center, at the opening ceremony of the Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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The crew from China operate a Type 99 tank during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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Crew from Russia operate a T-72B tank during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the opening ceremony of the Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, and General of the Army Arkady Bakhin, First Deputy Defense Minister, at the opening ceremony of the Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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Paratroopers during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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Crew from Mongolia operate a T-72B tank during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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T-72B tanks during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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Crew from Kazakhstan operate a T-72B tank during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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Art installation "Polite Tanks" at the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship.

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A T-72B tank during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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Crew from Mongolia operate a T-72B tank during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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Crew from Mongolia operate a T-72B tank during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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Crew from Angola operate a T-72B tank during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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The crew from China operate a Type 99 tank during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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A T-72B tank during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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Crew from Russia operate a T-72B tank during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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Crew from Angola operate a T-72B tank during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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Crew from Angola operate a T-72B tank during Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship held on the shooting range of the 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Tamanskaya Division in Alabino village.

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