No. 17,353 in Russian
танками
"Tанками" means "by tanks" or "with tanks" in English.
In a sentence
Сражение велось танками на открытой местности.
The battle was fought with tanks in the open terrain.
The word 'танками' is used to indicate the means or instrument ('with tanks') by which the battle was conducted.
Танками трудно маневрировать в узких улицах города.
It is difficult to maneuver tanks in the narrow streets of the city.
Here, 'танками' refers to the subject ('with tanks') in the context of performing an action (maneuvering).
Военные усилили свою оборону новыми танками.
The military strengthened their defense with new tanks.
In this sentence, 'танками' is used to specify the means ('with new tanks') by which the defense was enhanced.
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