Russia's army could soon lack the tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery needed to sustain its current combat intensity in Ukraine.
Nearly three years into the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has 'ground down' his military's Soviet-era stockpiles of equipment, analysis by an independent Russian publication has found.Newsweek has contacted the Kremlin for comment by email.Why It MattersRussia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine is approaching its third anniversary.
Russia has lost 11,600 armored vehicles, including 2,600 destroyed tanks, 1,900 destroyed armored personnel carriers , and 4,100 infantry fighting vehicles , while Ukraine has lost 700 tanks, 800 APCs, and 900 IFVs.Around half of Russia's equipment has come from its Soviet-era stockpiles, which are gradually being depleted, and the remaining equipment in storage are mainly in poor condition, and are unlikely able to be sent to the front lines in Ukraine, it said.
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