Before the start of a full-scale invasion, the Russian army had the largest number of tanks in the world. Now he sends equipment older than Vladimir Putin into battle. New holds for exhibitions and parades.
In Russia, about 200-300 tanks are produced annually. Dmitry Medvedev announced that the number would soon rise to 1,500. At the same time, Vladimir Putin was a bit more skeptical about the perspective of a few years. Meanwhile, the command supplies its troops with supplies from Soviet warehouses.
Russia. Equipment that remembers the times of Leonid Brezhnev is sent to the front
“Propagandists boast that the Russian military-industrial complex has been significantly modernized over the past year,” the news agency Unian reported on July 16. Meanwhile, the Kremlin is sending tanks to the front that are older than Putin and “remember the times of Leonid Brezhnev” (General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1964-1982).
The Russian army was the most numerous. The Ukrainians changed it
“The Russian army was believed to have the largest number of tanks in the world before the start of a full-blown war in Ukraine. Its fleet consisted of 12,556 units – more than North Korea and the United States combined,” the Ukrainian news agency Unian stressed.
It is worth noting that as a result of the sanctions, the Russians replace sensors and electronics in new/renovated tanks with inferior quality substitutes – and what they can produce is a fraction of what they lose.
Russia cleans warehouses. Vehicle parts fall off even without firing
Accordingly, Russia is emptying old warehouses. Tanks go to the front without preparation and modernization. “Such vehicles usually fall off within three weeks of operation, even without shelling,” said military expert Nikolai Salamakha.
According to the Unian agency, citing analysts from the Conflict Intelligence Team, the warehouses of the reserve base in the Far East began to leave the T-54 tanks (their production began in 1945 and ended – nearly 60 years ago). “The new tanks, which Russian propagandists are proud of, exist only in a few copies for exhibitions and parades,” emphasize the Ukrainian media.
Source: gazeta.pl
