Utilization under the carbon: the Russian Federation was 40% devastated the largest base of military equipment - the media (photo)

During the full -scale war in Ukraine, more than 40% of the old Soviet -model tanks and armored personnel carriers were removed from the largest of the well -known bases of the Vagoanovo -preserved military equipment in Buryatia. About it reports The Moscow Times with reference to the satellite images of Google Earth.

The authors of the publication estimated that in September 2021, five months before the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, on the basis of "Waguanovo" in Ulan-Us (Buryatia) there were approximately 3840 units of armored vehicles. In November 2022 there were already 2600 armored vehicles, until May 2023 - remained 2270. In other words, 1570 units of armored vehicles were taken out, or 40. 8%. The main part of the equipment was transported after the mobilization was announced at the end of 2022.

Vagzhanovo is located near the capital of Buryatia Ulan-Us and occupies 13 square meters. km, it is a larger area than 20 other known storage bases of equipment in the territory of the Russian Federation. The instructions available in the Ministry of Defense include four categories of conservation of military equipment. The equipment, which is attributed to the first category, ie the most valuable, is stored in special ventilated and heating rooms.

The second is in unheated hangars, the third - under the awning, the fourth - in the open. On the basis of "Wagzhanov" equipment was stored in the open. Tanks were published on the pages of social networks of the former soldiers who served on the database. Experts reported that in some pictures-T-62 tanks, which were released until 1975. According to the media, in 2022 the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stopped contracting for the disposal of outdated military equipment.