1/ Here is my BMP assessment for the 769th storage base in Ulan-Ude for September 2023. There are 586 BMPs left down from 897 in 2021 and 327 (56%) of the remaining vehicles look like they are broken beyond repair. I have included pictures of the individual spots in this thread.
2/ Spot 1: At least 58 of the 84 BMPs at this spot seem to be missing the turret or other parts of the vehicle.
3/ Spot 2: This is the only spot where many of the BMPs seem to be repairable (195 out of 295). In my opinion the vehicles in the middle are BMP-2, because of the larger turret.
4/ Spot 3: This spot is very close to the scrap yard of the base, which is why I think these are used for spare parts, but I included the BMPs that have not yet been salvaged as repairable to keep the count consistent.
5/ Keep in mind that I made the assessment based on a satelite image of the base looking for visible damage, so the real number of broken vehicles is likely higher than my count.
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