Bloomberg: Ukraine possibly fields more tanks than Russia.

Ukraine may have overtaken Russia in the number of tanks while narrowing gaps in howitzers and multiple-launch rocket systems, Bloomberg wrote[1] on July 6. The shift in the balance of hardware stems from Russia's losses and the military supplies from Kyiv's partners, Bloomberg reported, citing data from the open-source investigation group Oryx, the British International Institute for Strategic Studies, and the Germany-based Kiel Institute. While the outlet emphasizes that the figures are estimates based on the available data, Russia's tank fleet likely halved, while Ukraine received 471 new tanks from the allies, with a further 286 on their way.

Bloomberg however noted that Ukrainian losses are much less recorded and there are no reliable figures on Russian tanks that are newly produced or pulled up from storage. The figures presented by the outlet indicate that while Russia fielded 3,400 tanks before the war, the number went down to 1,400. In turn, Ukraine went from 987 before the war to 1,500.

Russia and Ukraine also currently field 1,900 and 1,100 152/155mm howitzers, and 841 and 427 multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) respectively, based on Bloomberg's numbers. This would indicate that the Russian military lost around 2,000 tanks, 400 howitzers, and 260 MLRS launchers since it launched its invasion. These estimates are relatively conservative compared[2] to the figures of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

According to the military's latest report, Russia lost 4,068 tanks, 4,310 artillery systems, and 657 MLRSs since the beginning of the full-scale war. On July 4, British Defense Chief Admiral Tony Radakin said[3] that Russia lost almost half its combat capability in Ukraine and its industry struggles to catch up with the losses. "Last year it fired 10 million artillery shells but at best can produce 1 million shells a year.

It has lost 2,500 tanks and at best can produce 200 tanks a year," he said at the British Parliament.

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[4] Martin Fornusek

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Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent.

He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He also volunteers as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukrainer. Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.

References

  1. ^ wrote (www.bloomberg.com)
  2. ^ compared (kyivindependent.com)
  3. ^ said (kyivindependent.com)
  4. ^ Dietzen, Druckman: Vilnius NATO Summit - Accelerating Ukraine's membership and deterring Moscow and MinskThis month's NATO summit takes place at a time of both peril and opportunity for the future of European security.

    The Wagner Group's June 24 sprint from Rostov to the gates of Moscow dealt a fresh blow to criticism of NATO's decision to extend a Membership Action (kyivindependent.com)

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