![]() ![]() Russia has built comparatively few tanks since the end of the Cold War, relying on thousands of T-72 and T-80 main battle tanks that the Soviet Union produced between the late 1970s and 1991, when the USSR broke up. Much of Russia’s war machine has proved hollow, with numerous cases of substandard or crudely-maintained equipment, poorly-trained soldiers, and overall lousy morale.īoth in the field and in deep storage, the Russian Army has approximately 12,420 tanks, according to Global Firepower, a website that maintains rankings of global military strength. Russian equipment losses have been especially heavy, as well, with at least 761 tanks, 840 infantry fighting vehicles, 271 artillery pieces, 30 fixed-wing aircraft, and an entire guided-missile cruiser destroyed. In just over 100 days, the Russian Army has lost an estimated 15,000 personnel, killed in action. Relying on these tanks will only exacerbate Russia’s losses in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine-both in hardware and in human lives. ![]() The T-62, which the Soviet Union produced between 19, is poorly armored by modern standards, with little of the protection that modern vehicles offer. ![]() The Russian Army has begun deployment of one of the oldest tanks in its stockpile, the T-62 main battle tank. Ironically, the larger crew means the T-62 will increase Russian personnel losses in the long run.By modern standards, the tank is completely obsolete and will fare badly in Russia’s invasion.The Russian army has begun fielding T-62 main battle tanks in Ukraine. ![]()
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