Since the beginning of the war, Russia has lost almost 90% of its tanks in Ukraine. These are 1725 destroyed, 145 damaged, 205 abandoned and 544 captured tanks
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Since the beginning of the war, Russia has lost almost 90% of its tanks in Ukraine. These are 1725 destroyed, 145 damaged, 205 abandoned and 544 captured tanks
by ua-stena
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For those interested, it’s about tanks in active service. Here is a link that includes supposed Russian reserves. If we count all the numbers, doing what military should be doing, and considering them all as combat capable, then in almost 2 years of war Russia have lost 50% of their ground forces.
https://index.minfin.com.ua/en/russian-invading/casualties/
I highly doubt that Ukraine can get 10% of AFV for the anniversary of war, but if numbers keep increasing and weapons keep flowing on steady rate, in 2 years Russia may end up losing more equipment faster than they can produce it, reducing its ability to wage war.
Right now, attrition warfare is more less even, simply because Russia have more stuff and meat to lose, while Ukraine loses less stuff than Russia on average.
What can turn the tide of war against Ukraine could be general mobilization in Russia, as they cannot produce more stuff faster, but they can increase number of meat. Or lack of support from the West.
It’s not all black and white too. There are many things that can happen. Nobody saw Wagner rebellion coming, and whatever ticktock keeps saying, sanction do hurt Russia. Economical crash in the world or Russia won’t stop the war, but it will certainly make it harder to wage. Things like price of oil, new sanctions, elections, new weapons, degradation of armies, and inflation can and will all influence the outcome of war, but for now, if situation stays the same, Ukraine has good chance of winning attrition warfare. Especially if the army gains air superiority in the near future or more long range missiles.
The larger the country the more money it has, true, but also the more money must it use to remain functional. West doesn’t want Russia to die violently and drag everyone down with it, most people would prefer peaceful USSR style dissolution or negotiations that will then turn it into North Korea, Cuba, Yemen, Pakistan or in the worse case scenario Iran like backwater instead of China or India like superpowers.
In other words, keep calm, keep sending money, vote on the right people, and let’s give Russia a death of thousand cuts.
Just keep blowing up their shit, and the rail tracks that move it around
For only 5% of it annual US defence budget- supporting Ukraine is the best thing the US has done. Dollar for dollar is the best return on their investment- it’s a no brainier
Me and the boys have been talking a lot that this war will end the era of tanks on battlefield. They have achieved nothing for the cost.
That number of lost tanks is visually confirmed losses, I assume, so the absolute bottom number.
From one source or another, RU has 10k tanks they can field. UA for the win, but this kind of bullshit article only helps RU because UA donors big or small think the job is almost done, whereas that is a million miles away from the facts.