The majority of old Soviet-era equipment, held in storage since the 1970s, seems to be meant to shore up Russian artillery and missile capabilities.
Highlights
- Russian military is being forced to increasingly rely on outdated Soviet-made equipment in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
- The majority of old Soviet-era equipment seems to be meant to shore up Russian artillery and missile capabilities.
- In April alone, hundreds of weapons were taken out of GRAU’s storage for this purpose, including Msta-S anti-aircraft guns, Hurricane MLRSs and more.
- Russia has so far lost 21,800 soldiers in their ongoing invasion, as well as 191 drones, 147 MLRS, 69 air defense systems, 408 artillery pieces, 873 tanks, 154 helicopters, 179 aircraft, 2,238 armored vehicles, eight ships, 76 fuel trucks and 1,557 other vehicles.