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Abandoned base of Soviet military equipment

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union produced a huge amount of various military equipment. The country was preparing for the Third World War, but it did not happen. With each passing year more and more of the machinery and equipment became obsolete.

A lot of the machines were dismantled or conserved at special bases. Sometimes, for unknown reasons, large bases full of military equipment simply stopped functioning. The following photos were taken on one of these abandoned bases by saoirse-2010.

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3 comments

  • ivo · February 20, 2012 at 5:13 pm

    beautiful! it’d be really lovely if you make one big post with all the best abandoned photos :)

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  • Matias · August 29, 2019 at 12:16 am

    Hello

    Where is this base located?

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  • Dawn Martin · March 1, 2021 at 12:53 am

    So neat to see all of these military vehicles.

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