Thread by @saintjavelin

The mysterious disappearance of Russian tanks, but how can this be? There are no losses they said.

This is the 22nd Central Tank Reserve Base, located at geographic coordinates 58.46468165, 41.50848361. It stands as one of the largest in terms of the number of T-80UD and other tanks.

Research conducted by OSINT specialists revealed that as of June 2021, there were approximately 700 "good" tanks at this facility, meaning tanks ready for active deployment.

February 2023: By this time, the number of tanks ready for deployment had decreased to 575. This is our starting point.

Let's make some comparisons regarding the decrease in the number of tanks since February. Photos above and below from left - spring-winter 2023. Photo below right - summer 2023. It's evident that even in the highlighted areas, the number of tanks has decreased, at least by 55 units (the red, blue, and orange rectangles in the photos). Interestingly, the pink rectangle indicates the area where tanks are in poor condition, yet there's still a decrease in the number of tanks. According to estimates, between 10 to 30 tanks were removed from the zone of tanks in poor condition.

The most significant change affected the T-80UD tanks, the quantity of which remained unchanged from 2021 until the summer of 2023. In the photo, you can see the condition of the area with T-80UD tanks as of spring-early summer 2023.

June 12, 2023: The first appearance of the brown color indicates that tanks were relocated, and places where the grass didn't grow became visible from satellites. In simple terms, there is no green color, as seen in previous photos, in the orange zone, which means there are no tanks there.

By August 8, 2023, the number of tanks had decreased even further, leaving only a few rows. It's worth closely examining the previous photos to notice the difference. The second photo shows the situation on September 13, 2023. There are fewer tanks in the highlighted squares.

As of September 23, 2023, there are not many tanks left in this area. Thus, from the 575 tanks in "good" condition on February 20, 2023, we can visually confirm the deconservation of 180-200 T-80UD tanks and up to 80 units of other tanks.

Out of the 700 tanks before the start of the war, at this moment, there are up to 300 tanks left in this storage base. Perhaps even fewer, but the quality of the images allows us to track changes only in areas where tanks are clustered, it's almost impossible to spot tanks that stay alone.

All of this points to significant losses incurred by the occupiers in Ukraine. This material once again prompts us to consider the value of investing in the Ukrainian army and the invaluable contribution made by Ukrainians to the victory of democracy over the growing threat posed by authoritarian states. The Armed Forces of Ukraine have essentially dismantled the world's second-largest army. At this point, all that's left for Russians is to frantically extract the remnants of "Soviet greatness" from storage to avoid a complete loss of combat capability.