Read More 5 minute read Military tech Russia has more armored vehicles now than in 2022. The math is ugly. Yes, Russia has lost a lot of armored vehicles. But the sheer size of its Cold War vehicle stockpile means it can replace every loss—and then some. byDavid Axe
Read More 6 minute read Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2025 Russia turns old tanks into “new” T-90Ms—and it’s almost out of old ones How many tanks Russia can produce every year—and how—is a major mystery. We've got some new clues. Old T-90As are becoming 'new' T-90Ms. byDavid Axe
Read More 5 minute read Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2025 Russia’s last 1,000 tanks are 50 years old—but Ukraine should still worry In a war where drones rule and tanks function as glorified artillery pieces, 50-year-old steel kills just as effectively as billion-dollar armor. byDavid Axe
Read More 4 minute read Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2025 Russia’s cozy nuke-proof command vehicle is back in action Russian industry only produced four or five Ladoga nuclear reconnaissance vehicles. Two wound up in Ukraine. byDavid Axe
Read More 5 minute read Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2025 Russia found 1,000 old tanks in Siberia—they miss when they move, but it’s all that’s left Russia’s 1970s tanks are back in style—because everything newer is getting blown up in Ukraine. byDavid Axe
Read More 5 minute read Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2025 Whatever you do, don’t march with two landmines strapped to your back while Ukrainian drones patrol overhead Russian engineers are literally telling their troops to walk 20km carrying two anti-tank mines each. Ukrainian drone footage shows what happens next. byDavid Axe
Read More 5 minute read Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2025 Russia’s last tank yards go dark as every inch in Ukraine demands more sacrifice Russian workers are pulling the last Soviet tanks from storage yards that used to hold hundreds. The math is unsustainable. byDavid Axe