M-55S from Slovenia and Germany

28 of them have been pledged of which 28 have been Delivered in October 2022.

From Slovenian stocks through the Ringtausch programme in exchange of 45 MAN KAT1 Transport And Water Trucks.

The M-55S is a modernized T-55, equipped with a new 105mm L7 gun, Explosive Reactive Armor ( ERA ), digital ballistic computers, and an upgraded engine.

First example destroyed in July 2023

Ukrainian M-55S from the newly created 47th Assault Brigade.

A M-55S tank was hit by the Russian army near Kreminna, Luhansk Oblast using what is claimed to be Krasnopol 152mm guided projectile.

The aftermath of the Krasnopol 152mm guided projectile strike on an M-55S tank. The tank is still mobile, but at least optics including the gunner's sight were destroyed.

M-55S with installed Kontakt-1 ERA in Ukraine.

M-55S from the 127th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces conducting indrect fire in Ukraine.