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In 2024, Russia produced and repaired over 1,500 tanks and 2,800 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and armored personnel carriers (APCs), allowing it to offset last year’s losses in armored vehicles. However, experts warn that Russia may face shortages of spare parts and technical difficulties in the future.
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported this information.
According to estimates from the UK’s National Institute for Strategic Studies (NISS), Russia has managed to compensate for all its tank losses and approximately 75% of its armored vehicle losses suffered in 2024.
“NISS experts note that Russia’s continuous efforts to expand its armed forces and create new units are exacerbating equipment shortages. This could lead to a lack of spare parts for repairing tanks and armored vehicles.
There is a high likelihood that Soviet-era tanks and armored vehicles remaining in Russian storage facilities are in poor condition. This could make it difficult for Russia to compensate for high equipment losses in 2025 and beyond,” the analysis states.
ISW analysts indicate that Russia’s military leadership is trying to balance the distribution of repaired and newly produced equipment between newly formed units and those that have been engaged in combat for an extended period.
“In the long term, Russia may struggle to adequately supply its units with the necessary equipment if the Russian military continues to deplete its stockpiles of Soviet-era vehicles without increasing production capacity for new tanks and armored vehicles,” ISW explains.
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