< p_ngcontent-sc160 class="news-annotation">Russia suffered colossal losses during the full-scale war against Ukraine. But they still have enough weapons, although often they are already obsolete. About this Channel 24 said military expert Pyotr Chernik, assessing Russia’s military potential as of the end of 2023. It is clear that virtually no one knows clear numbers. But there are rough estimates that can show what to expect next for the occupiers. Of course, Russia suffered simply huge losses, which almost no one had after the Second World War. As of now, the occupiers have lost more than 342 thousand personnel. However, they continue to throw their population into battle, ready to fight for imperialism and “greatness”.How many weapons does Russia still have? The occupiers have problems with modern technology.
Yes, Russia has almost no really high-quality equipment. Much of what was modern was destroyed. You should also look at rough estimates of their potential, Chernik said.
So, at the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia had about 3,400 tanks of various modifications and classes. Ukraine has already destroyed more than 5,600 units of this equipment. In addition, the invaders had about 5,500 artillery pieces, but our defenders had already destroyed more than 8 thousand.
The same goes for multiple launch rocket systems. The occupiers had about 800 Grads, Uragans and Smerchs, but they had already lost 900. Russia also owned about 14 thousand different infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers, etc. But more than 10 thousand units of armored vehicles have already been destroyed.
It is clear that the destruction figures are more than, because the occupiers have warehouses contain a colossal amount of different military equipment that they are trying to restore. “Cannibalism” is often used here: one is assembled from several cars.
It's no secret that they have a lot of armored vehicles in their warehouses. If necessary, they will reach the PT-76, which is the predecessor of the BMP-1. Along with tanks, Russia now has somewhere between 15 and 17 thousand different armored vehicles in warehouses. Some experts talk about 20 thousand. According to the principle of “cannibalism” they assemble one car from 2 – 3 – 4, etc. – said Chernik.
The occupiers’ shell factories are heavily loaded. According to various sources, they are capable of producing from 125 to 130 thousand shells per month. This is the highest figure in the world. The United States should reach the level of 80 thousand shells per year only in 2025.
It is undeniable that Russia also has a huge number of different Kalashnikov assault rifles, Mosin rifles, RPG-7 , RPG-18, etc. There are not millions of units in warehouses, but there should be hundreds of thousands.
The overall technical potential of Russia is declining with the pace of military operations. They still have about 1.5 – 2 years of strength. But at the same time, unfortunately, they can sell oil and earn billions. As long as they make money, they will fight. Strict reality. Although the breaking point may occur where we cannot see it now, Chernik emphasized.
Russian weapons: briefly
- The State Secretary of the Latvian Ministry of Defense said Russia is capable of producing and repairing from 100 to 150 tanks monthly. Unfortunately, Europe has not yet reached similar indicators.
- Russia suffered extremely heavy losses in the war. As of December 14, it was possible to liquidate more than 342 thousand invaders, as well as destroy 5692 tanks, 10616 armored combat vehicles, 8088 artillery systems.
- Representative of the Center for Research of Captured and Advanced Weapons and military equipment of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Andrei Rudyk said that the Russians manufacture weapons from spare parts received from Western countries. They probably manage to circumvent sanctions through intermediary companies.
