{"id":971645,"date":"2024-07-18T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T11:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=971645"},"modified":"2024-07-18T18:17:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T15:17:26","slug":"russia-running-out-of-its-soviet-arms-supplies-the-economist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/russia-running-out-of-its-soviet-arms-supplies-the-economist\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia running out of its Soviet arms supplies, \u2014 The Economist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Russian Federation might feel the scarcity of equipment it inherited from the USSR next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/europe\/2024\/07\/16\/russias-vast-stocks-of-soviet-era-weaponry-are-running-out\">The Economist<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Although the International Institute for Strategic Studies estimated that in February of this year Russia may have had about 3,200 tanks in storage to draw on [\u2026] up to 70% of them \u201chave not moved an inch since the beginning of the war\u201d. A large proportion of the t-72s have been stored uncovered since the early 1990s and are probably in very poor condition,&#8221; the article reads, citing the IISS experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They have reached a conclusion that Russian tank and infantry vehicle refurbishment from storage is expected to hit a \u201ccritical point of exhaustion\u201d by the second half 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ironically, many Soviet weapons and components are in Ukraine, and Kharkiv was the main producer of turrets for T-72 tanks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, it is suggested that Russia lacks workers who can maintain the necessary production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most intelligence sources report that in the two years of war Russia had lost about 3,000 tanks and 5,000 other armoured vehicles. 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