The MalyshevFactory (Ukrainian: Завод імені В.О. Малишева, romanized: Zavod imeni V.O. Malysheva; abbreviated ЗІМ, ZIM), formerly the Kharkov Locomotive
Kharkiv design bureau of the Kharkiv transport machine-building factory No. 75 named for Malyshev (Russian: конструкторское бюро Харьковского завода транспортного
with its most famous designs being the T-34, T-54, and T-64 tanks. It is closely associated with the MalyshevFactory. KMDB started as the Tank Design Team
of the former Soviet tank factories. Today most of them are located in the Russian Federation, while only the MalyshevFactory is located in Ukraine. This
T-54/T-55 series). With 44,900 lost during the war, it also suffered the most tank losses ever. Its development led directly to the T-44, then the T-54