An old Soviet tank belly flops at a 75th-anniversary celebration of the Battle of Kursk

In Kursk, at a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Kursk, a T-34 tank flipped onto its side after slipping off a loading platform during a parade. Neither the mechanic driving the machine nor the spectators were injured. The tank had reportedly been delivered from the Leningrad region specifically to lead a convoy of armored vehicles in the festivities.

Is this just a dumb story about an old tank?

• Yes, it is, but misbehaving tanks at parades celebrating the glory days of the Second World War are not always frivolous news. In May 2015, one of Russia’s T-14 Armata tanks stalled during a rehearsal for that year’s Victory Parade in Red Square. A vehicle that state propagandists say has “fully robotic battle” potential, the T-14 Armata’s underwhelming performance brought mockery from journalists.