Satellite data show that out of 7,342 tanks stored before the war, only 92 T-72B remain in decent condition.
Most others — thousands of T-64s, T-72s, and T-80s — now sit rusting or stripped for parts, United24.
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Since 2022, Russia has reactivated about 4,800 tanks, mostly T-80B/BV (1,411), T-72B (1,191), and T-62 (1,012).
Each wave to the front empties depots further — leaving little modern armor to replace losses.
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Today, Moscow’s “repairable stock” is down to 684 tanks — mostly outdated T-62s.
Analysts say the quick-to-refit reserves are gone. What’s left is aging, cannibalized equipment that takes months to fix and rarely survives long in battle.
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Ukraine’s air defense is 74% effective but needs improvement, Syrskyi said Oct. 11.
Russia increased air strikes 1.3 times last month, hitting energy and rear targets.
Zelenskyy criticized Kyiv officials for weak protection of critical sites — Kyiv Independent. 1/
DeepStrike program reduced Russian oil processing by 21% through long-range strikes on military-industrial facilities.
Ukraine developing new Air Force unmanned air defense systems as part of military modernization. 2/
Oct. 3 Russian attack on gas facilities in Kharkiv and Poltava oblasts was "most massive" strike on Naftogaz production since full-scale war began — 35 missiles, 60 drones.
Oct. 5 strike hit gas infrastructure critical to residential heating, causing significant damage. 3/
MSNBC: Federal prosecutors plan to charge John Bolton [Trump’s active critic, his former National Security Advisor]
Charge him next week, for allegedly keeping classified national security files at his home in Maryland 1/
Bolton would be the 3rd Trump critic charged in weeks, after James Comey and Letitia James, under what many view as politically driven prosecutions by Trump’s DOJ.
FBI agents raided Bolton’s Bethesda home on Sept 22, acting on a CIA tip and a federal judge–approved warrant
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A Maryland grand jury has been reviewing evidence for weeks. The process has accelerated recently.
The case is led by Acting US Attorney Kelly Hayes, who believes there’s a reasonable basis for charges.
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