How Ukraine Refurbishes Its Cold War Era Tanks for Modern Warfare

As Ukraine grapples with its worst political crisis since a pro-European uprising dislodged its Kremlin-backed leader in 2014, the nation's armed forces remain occupied by war in the east. Challenged by budgets and battle, the state-owned Ukroboronprom company is building military hardware at a furious pace to support Ukraine's hard-pressed army. Here's a look at the refurbishing of Cold War-era battle tanks and the manufacture of new armored personnel carriers at the Lviv Armor Vehicle Factory. Photographs by Vincent Mundy/Bloomberg