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According to the British Ministry of Defense, Russia will retain the ability to ...

Significant losses: British intelligence named the number of Russian armored vehicles

According to the British Ministry of Defense, Russia will retain the ability to replenish combat losses and continue this level of offensive activity in the foreseeable future. Land military forces F from the moment of the commencement of a full -scale invasion and by January 25, 2024 suffered large -scale losses in Ukraine - about 2,600 major combat tanks and 4,900 other military armored vehicles. This was reported by the UK Ministry of Defense on Twitter.

According to experts, in 2023 the losses of Russian equipment decreased by about 40% compared to the previous year. "It is quite likely that the decline in armored vehicles was due to the increasingly positional nature of the conflict in 2023, and because Russia spent a large part of the year in a defensive position," the message reads. From the beginning of October 2023, the Russian military began active military action in eastern Ukraine, going on the offensive.

During this period, the occupiers suffered significant losses, namely about 365 tanks and 700 armored vehicles. However, despite this, the promotion in the territorially proved small. "However, Russia will probably be able to produce at least 100 tanks per month and, therefore, will retain the ability to replenish combat losses and continue this level of offensive activity in the future," - said in the Ministry of Defense of Britain.