Interestingly, although the tanks look new from the outside, there is no cutting-edge technology inside. Military experts say Russia’s armored fleet is in an increasingly dire condition as the Kremlin turns to movie props. Additionally, the label Mosfilm donated approximately 6 million rubles to support Russian soldiers.
So far, according to Oryx, which specializes in monitoring Russian equipment losses the Kremlin army was to lose approximately 3,500 tanks. And this is already clearly visible on the front. In recent weeks, the Russians have been using tanks less and less often when attacking Ukrainian army positions. Instead of tanks, combat vehicles and armored personnel carriers appear on the battlefield.
Meanwhile, the German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported that based on the analysis of satellite photos of 16 Russian bases, it can be concluded that in mid-2024 there were still approximately 3,600 tanks there. These machines were not fully operational. Among them there were many so-called parts donors. For comparison, in 2021, that is before the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, there were approximately 6,300 tanks.
Russia is losing about 100 tanks a month in Ukraine, while the companies can only deliver them to the front 225 new tanks per year. It is not difficult to calculate that with approximately 1,500 fully operational machines, Russia’s armored force can still fight efficiently until the end of 2025. Analysts explain that this is very good news for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, because these machines can be eliminated from combat much faster and thus increase their advantage over the enemy.
Experts from the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung daily reported that currently the T-64, T-62 or even T-54 and T-55 are most common on the front. In case the newest T-90Mi.e. the pride of Putin himself, are practically no longer seen in Ukraine, and sometimes in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, where very fierce fighting is taking place and the army had to send its best equipment.
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