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Love of a Russian person for military paraphernalia and eccentric the behavior does not disappear, it seems, even when he moves live in another country. So, a few days ago, the citizens of Aizpute – a small town in the west of Latvia – they lost all peace, since a local resident from Russian Federation, acquired a real tank and began to drive around in the village, like in a car.
Some eizoottsy with their own eyes saw a combat vehicle on roads of the hometown, others gathered information about it only from newspapers, but this does not reassure the Latvians in the least. Population Aizpute is only five thousand people, so disturbing news scatter here with lightning speed. Almost everyone interviewed by employees about this local media admitted he cannot feel safe when passing near his house a similar technique, and even controlled by a Russian civilian origin.
Representatives of the press claim that we are talking about the Soviet medium tank T-54 produced in 1945-1974 or its modifications T-55 release 1958-1979 years. Armored fighting vehicle like reportedly owned by a wealthy entrepreneur who moved here for permanent residence from Russia. Many are asked quite a reasonable question: who allowed the Russian to play tricks around the city on tank? As it turned out, the owner of the combat vehicle registered it as tractor, and nobody forbids driving on roads with a tractor. So Thus, a businessman makes such trips absolutely legally. is he complies with the rules of the road, while staying in the tank military supplies are not, of course, not even talking.
Aizput journalists visited the tank’s deployment site, however with they couldn’t talk with the owner, since the last one in this the moment was outside the city. But the Russian guard answered all questions, informing the media that the tank was bought as souvenir, and use it as a full-fledged means movement, and even more so as weapons, in the future unlikely to be.
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