Russian tank losses surpass 4,000 as equipment toll rises
According to analysts at Oryx, Russia has lost over 4,000 tanks since the start of the invasion of Ukraine. The data includes only losses confirmed by visual evidence so that the actual number may be significantly higher. Total equipment losses have exceeded 21,000.
Oryx has been tracking visually confirmed losses of Russian military equipment since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022. The group stresses that its statistics only include cases confirmed by visual materials, meaning the actual number of tanks lost by Russia is likely much higher.
21 thousand pieces of equipment: Russia's colossal losses
Many tanks classified as "abandoned" were later destroyed or captured by Ukrainian forces, according to military analysts at Oryx.
If a tank is captured and then destroyed, it is counted only as a loss to the original operator to prevent double-counting. Equipment of unconfirmed origin is not considered.
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, Oryx has documented visually confirmed losses of a total of 21,550 units of Russian military equipment, including tanks, armoured vehicles, artillery systems, and aircraft.
Additional data from the Militarnyi portal indicates that between 2014 and 2021, before the start of full-scale war, Russian occupying forces lost at least 50 tanks in combat, including T-72B3 models – a modernised version of the Russian main battle tank used by Russia against Ukraine as early as 2014.
Previously, Ukrainian forces destroyed the latest Russian heavy flamethrower system TOS-2 "Tosochka" in the Pokrovsk area. Photos taken by Russian soldiers show the destroyed launcher after being hit by an unidentified weapon. Before its destruction, this system was used in attacks on Ukrainian defensive positions.
