- Category
- Latest news
Russia’s Tank Reserves Are Rapidly Depleting, New OSINT Analysis Shows
- Authors
![Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk]( "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
According to a new open-source intelligence (OSINT) analysis based on recent satellite imagery, published by OSINT researcher Jompy, Russia’s tank reserves are rapidly depleting. The analysis, which monitors Russian storage bases, highlights critical shortages and shifts in inventory, as was reported on July 25.
Jompy reported that Russia has started drawing T-72B tanks from its 1311 storage base, removing approximately 20 tanks each month. At this rate, the base’s stock will be exhausted soon. This trend is likely due to the depletion of T-72 tanks previously stored near Uralvagonzavod (UVZ), a major tank production facility.
Additionally, if Jompy’s identification is correct, the 1311 base no longer contains T-80BV tanks, suggesting that Russia may have run out of T-80s in its reserves. While T-80UD tanks are located at base 22, they are unfit for restoration.
Jompy points out that satellite images from base 6018 have not been updated for some time, which may indicate that Omsktransmash, a key Russian tank repair plant, is struggling to keep up with tank restoration.
Furthermore, the analysis notes that T-55 and T-62 tanks have begun to be extracted from the 1311 base. This explains the recent appearance of T-62 tanks at Omsktransmash. BMPs (infantry fighting vehicles) have also been removed from this base, which was originally focused on tank storage.
At the current pace, the 1311 base is expected to be completely depleted by the end of the year, which was an unexpected development for Jompy.
Once the 1311 base is exhausted, Russia is likely to turn to base 349, where T-72A tanks are stored (586 units), and base 2544 (215 units), which holds the last significant quantities of T-72 tanks.
However, Jompy continued, it’s important to note that most of these tanks are in poor or terrible condition. If these reserves are depleted, Russia will be left with only T-62 and T-55 tanks, which make up just 16% of the pre-war inventory.
Earlier, it was reported that Russia had reportedly nearly depleted half of its towed artillery reserves at a storage site near Shchuchye, a facility that previously housed about 50% of the country’s total towed artillery. Meanwhile, the pace of reactivation has dropped by more than four times compared to 2022.
