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Tanks available in the best equipped version, tanks that are combat proven, tanks which were constructed to counter the most modern Russian T-14 Armata tanks,\u201d Mariusz B\u0142aszczak said during a military ceremony in Weso\u0142a, as quoted in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weso\u0142a is a district of Poland\u2019s capital Warsaw and is home to the 1st Warsaw Armored Brigade. 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