russian military equipment losses in Ukraine continue to increase. Russia has lost over 3,600 main battle tanks and nearly 8,000 armoured vehicles since February 2022, the UK Defense Intelligence reports.
This has led to a reliance on outdated and poorly maintained Soviet-era equipment from strategic storage depots. Armoured equipment is being hauled out of storage, upgraded where possible and sent to the frontline.
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Imagery has confirmed a large reduction of stored armoured vehicles at tank storage bases at Arsenyev, Buy and Ulan-Ude since 2022.
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