Russia’s Armored Trains Are Back, and Ukraine Is Blowing Them Off the TracksHey friends, Wes O’Donnell here, Army vet, Air Force vet, and longtime student of questionable Russian military ideas. In this episode, we’re diving into something straight out of a World War II museum: armored trains. That’s right, Moscow has officially brought back the steel-plated locomotives of the Soviet era, complete with anti-aircraft guns, flatbed BMPs, and just enough propaganda value to make TikTok explode. Meet the “Yenisey:” Russia’s Franken-train of welded-on weaponry, bolted BMP-2s, ZU-23-2s, and heavy machine guns patrolling contested rail corridors in Ukraine. But don’t let the vintage glam fool you, these trains aren’t just for show. They’re mobile bunkers, logistics escorts, and psychological warfare all rolled into one creaking, clanking diesel-powered symbol of denial.