Russian forces have already lost more than 10,000 armored vehicles in Ukraine

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is not only failing to achieve Putin's stated goals, but is also proving a disaster for the Russian army.

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This is evidenced by the Russian material loss figures published by the independent website Oryxspioenkop.com since the start of the invasion. This source does not publish estimates, but rather graphically documents each loss, including links to photos and videos of each weapon system it lists, so the actual number of Russian losses could be higher. According to data published as of today, Russia has already lost 17,811 vehicles and weapons systems, of which 13,046 have been destroyed, 707 damaged, 999 abandoned and 2,224 captured.

The most notable figure Oryxspioenkop.com is publishing today is for armored vehicles, a category that includes tanks, armoured fighting vehicles (known as AFV), infantry fighting vehicles (IFV), armoured personnel carriers (APC), and mine-resistant protected vehicles (MRAP).

The cited website indicates today that Russia has already lost 10,011 armored vehicles in Ukraine, a figure that includes 3,371 tanks, 1,561 armored combat vehicles and 489 armored personnel carriers. The worst off category is IFVs: Russia has lost 4,534 infantry fighting vehicles, a huge number that includes 801 BMP-1(P), 1,366 BMP-2(K), 369 BMP-3 and other models.

On overall losses, Oryxspioenkop.com states that Ukrainian forces have destroyed 7,242 Russian armored vehicles and captured 1,524. The 10,011 figure also includes 364 damaged vehicles and 881 vehicles that were abandoned. Breaking down the numbers a bit, 2,320 Russian tanks have been destroyed and 531 have been captured by the Ukrainians – huge numbers that explain why the Russian military is having to resort to outdated tanks such as the T-54, T-55, and T-62. The limited usefulness of these tanks today is made clear by the fact that the aforementioned site’s list includes 183 Russian T-62s lost in Ukraine, in addition to 12 T-54/55 tanks.

Although the most battered tank in the Russian army is the T-72, with 1,548 units lost (including the different variants, which Oryxspioenkop.com indicates in great detail), the losses of more modern tanks are already drawing attention. Specifically, the Russian army has lost 107 T-90Ms, its most advanced battle tank (since the T-14 Armata has not entered combat due to multiple problems), in addition to 52 T-90s of other variants and 950 T-80s. These figures are the ones that most clearly indicate what a disaster this invasion is being for the Russian army.

The site also includes a list of Ukrainian losses, which includes 6,530 vehicles and weapons systems, of which 2,211 are armored vehicles. These are considerably lower than Russian losses, and Ukraine is managing to compensate for them with deliveries of weapons systems from Western countries. In contrast, Russian industry is no longer able to compensate for the huge losses of its army, especially of more modern tanks, as they rely heavily on technological components affected by Western sanctions on Russia.

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Photo: 93-тя ОМБр Холодний Яр. A captured Russian T-80BVM tank operated by the 93rd Independent Mechanized Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" of the Ukrainian Army.