About a third of the Russian armored fighting vehicles (AFVs) that took part in the full-scale invasion of Ukraine are no longer stored in warehouses.
This is evidenced by satellite images provided by an open source intelligence (OSINT) analyst with the nickname Jompy.
What equipment did Russia lose
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces daily calculates the approximate losses of Russian military equipment and personnel, and these figures have increased recently after several months of high losses amid the Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine and attempts to take the city of Chasov Yar.
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The war is taking a toll on Moscow's armored vehicle stockpile, according to an assessment compiled by user Jompy based on satellite images of warehouses and repair plants in Russia.
A report published Monday said there were 10,389 armored vehicles left in storage in Russia, 4,763 units less than pre-war 2021 stockpiles, and a total reduction of almost 32 percent.
Among them, Russia lost the most MT-LB (multi-purpose light armored transporter-tractor) of the Soviet era. Russia has only 922 of them left, compared to the pre-war stock of 2527 units.
According to the OSINT analyst, Moscow also faced heavy losses of airborne combat vehicles (AFVs), of which only 244 remained, or 38.3 percent of the pre-war stock of 637 units.
Also, large losses were noted in the BTR-50 armored personnel carriers, of which only 41.6 percent, or 52 units, remained compared to pre-war stocks.
In addition, Russia no longer has 708 BTR-60s in storage, representing 78.63%, or 2,605 units of the 3,313 units it had before the invasion, Jompy reports.
Estimation of RF losses
Although Jompy notes that the numbers are not entirely certain, he did add: “After spending so much time watching Russian warehouses and repair plants and noticing trends, I think I have the right to be confident in your numbers”.
— Although MT-LBs are running out of stock, that doesn't mean they will disappear from the battlefield any time soon, as Russia currently probably has 1,000-2,000 of these vehicles — the message says.
As of Wednesday, the total losses of Russian infantry fighting vehicles, estimated by the website Oryx, which uses video and photographs as evidence, amounted to 1,314 units, of which 919 were destroyed, 34 damaged, 94 abandoned and 267 captured.
Oryx claims that the level of available evidence on which it relies means that the amount of equipment destroyed is “significantly higher”.
