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* {{BLR}} – 477 T-72B and 20 T-72B3 mod. 2016 as of 2023.{{sfn|The Military Balance 2023|page=175}} Various T-72 modifications in reserve.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://belarmy.by/novosti/belorusskij-bronirovannyj-kulak-teryaet-silu |title=Белорусский бронированный кулак теряет силу &#124; Армия Беларуси |access-date=4 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905000816/http://belarmy.by/novosti/belorusskij-bronirovannyj-kulak-teryaet-silu |archive-date=5 September 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{BUL}} – 90 T-72M1/M in service as of 2025.<ref name=":2">IISS 2025</ref>
* {{CAN}} – 1 operated by the [[4 Intelligence Company]].
* {{Flag|Croatia}} – 74 [[M-84|M-84A4 Sniper]], which is an improved variant of the T-72M, as of 2025 awaiting replacement with the [[Leopard 2|Leopard 2A8]] while 30 M-84A4 will be donated to Ukraine.<ref name="IISS2022_p2613">[[International Institute for Strategic Studies]]: The Military Balance 2025</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hrvatska nabavlja najmodernije tenkove Leopard 2A8, a Ukrajini šalje svoje M-84 i borbena oklopna vozila M-80 |url=https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/hrvatska-nabavlja-najmodernije-tenkove-leopard-2a8-a-ukrajini-salje-svoje-m-84-i-borbena-oklopna-vozila-m-80-1811407 |work=www.vecernji.hr |language=hr}}</ref>
* {{CZE}} – 30 [[T-72M4CZ]] in service as of 2025.<ref name=":2" /> 50 T-72M1s were donated to Ukraine between 2022 and 2023.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/specialy/rusko-ukrajinsky-konflikt/3555450-armade-loni-rekordne-ubylo-techniky-zrejme-kvuli-dodavkam|title=Armádě loni rekordně ubylo techniky, zřejmě kvůli dodávkám zbraní Ukrajině|publisher=Česká televize|website=ČT24|accessdate=30 March 2023}}</ref> Later all usable T-72M1 tanks were donated to Ukraine (last T-72M1s left Czechia in Spring 2025).<ref name="allt-72m1givenaway">{{cite web | url=https://archiv.hn.cz/c1-67691960-na-ukrajinu-zamirily-posledni-ceskoslovenske-tanky-u-utvaru-uz-je-jen-nekolik-leopardu-na-desitky-dalsich-se-ceka | title=Na Ukrajinu zamířily poslední československé tanky. U útvarů už je jen několik Leopardů, na desítky dalších se čeká |author= Jan Beránek | date= 8 April 2025 |publisher= Hospodářské noviny }}</ref>[[File:T-72 CI-Ajeya.jpg|thumb|T-72 CI-Ajeya tank of Indian Army during an army parade.]]