Russia's military has taken more than 40 percent of its mothballed, Soviet-era armored vehicles and tanks from its largest storage facility, according to a new report from Russian independent media.
In September 2021, Russia's armed forces had around 3,840 armored vehicles stored at its Vagzhanovo depot in Russia's Siberian republic of Buryatia, according toAlmost a third of the vehicles sitting at the Siberian military base were removed following the Kremlin's announcement of partial mobilization in September 2022, the outlet reported.
A T-72 B3 battle tank is seen in Alabino, near Moscow, on August 27, 2022. Russia's military has deployed more than 40 percent of the mothballed, Soviet-era, armored vehicles and tanks from its largest storage facility, according to a new report from Russian independent media.According to statistics published by Kyiv on Tuesday, Russia has lost 4,254 tanks and 8,278 armored personnel vehicles since February 24, 2022, when Moscow launched its invasion.