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However, Russia still has some 2,000 battle-ready tanks at hand, as well as an enormous amount in storage.

This amounts to more tank fleets than the U.K., France, Germany, and Italy combined. The estimated total Russian loss of 1,300 machines in Ukraine roughly corresponds to 14 full-fledged armored brigades or 42 battalion tactical groups (BTGs). The tank death toll includes at least 35 T-80BVM and over 20 T-90A/M tanks, which Ukrainian experts deem the most advanced and resilient Russian tank types. Russia has lost a minimum of 220 older T-72B tanks and some 270 of its workhorse T-72B3/M versions modified in the 2010s. Rising from the rustĮven the rough estimate provided by Oryx’s data shows that Russia has sustained a heavy blow in terms of the technological quality of its tank fleet in Ukraine. But Ukraine also has tanks recently acquired from abroad, especially Poland, or captured from Russia. If Conflict Intelligence Team’s 70% rule is applied, Ukraine has likely lost over 300 of the nearly 800 tanks it had before Feb. On the other hand, Oryx suggests Ukraine’s military has lost 244 tanks, 125 of which were destroyed in combat, and the rest abandoned or seized by Russian forces. 1, six months into Russia’s full-scale war, Ukraine has reportedly knocked out 1,997 Russian tanks, which is nearly 60% of Russia’s operational tank fleet. Official figures provided by Ukraine’s military are higher. defense official, which reported that Russia has lost “nearly 1,000 tanks” in Ukraine. This figure coincides with that provided by CNN in May, citing an unnamed senior U.S. However, according to estimates by the Conflict Intelligence Team, an independent Russian online armed conflicts monitor, the Oryx database covers nearly 70% of the total equipment lost in combat by both sides, as it includes only fully-verified losses - not every single captured or destroyed vehicle is pictured and documented.īased on these estimates, Russia has lost nearly 1,300 tanks – an impressive 40% of its total operational tank fleet. The database includes all tank types currently employed by Russia’s military, notably T-72s, T-80s, and T-90s, and their modifications.Īccording to Oryx, an online investigative project documenting equipment losses in Russia’s war, Russia has lost at least 994 tanks as of Sept.

The West’s significant investment in Ukraine’s anti-armor capabilities has resulted in the spectacular failure of Russia’s plans for a swift toppling of Ukraine.Īt the beginning of its full-scale invasion in Feb., Russia had around 3,330 operational tanks (2,840 with the ground forces, 330 with its naval infantry, and 160 with its airborne forces), according to the Military Balance 2021 database. Milley said in mid-June that the international community had provided Ukraine with 97,000 various anti-tank weapons.Īccording to Milley, this is “more antitank systems than there are tanks in the world.” A destroyed Russian T-72B3 tank pictured in Mariupol on Ma(Maximilian Clarke) and employed by highly-mobile Ukrainian units to ambush Russian convoys, has dramatically challenged the tank’s decisive role, however. The ubiquity of relatively inexpensive and handy anti-tank weapons, such as the now-legendary NLAWs, provided to Ukraine by the U.K. Meanwhile, Russian forces still rely on tanks as a principal means of concentrated fire support, even during urban warfare.

Due to a lack of field artillery, many Ukrainian crews practice indirect fire on targets out of the tank’s line of sight, howitzer-style. Main battle tanks continue to serve their typical role: supporting the infantry, spearheading assaults, and exploiting breakthroughs, with mechanized infantry following them.ĭriven by necessity, Ukraine’s military has expanded the role of tanks in combat. Russia’s war against Ukraine has demonstrated that all speculations on the end of the tank era have been somewhat premature.