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An Arena-M tank right before a drone strike.

7 minute read

Military tech

Russia has thousands of tanks it can’t risk. One drone shield decides whether they roll

Russia has finally fielded a tank defense that can shoot down Ukrainian FPV drones. The problem is that Ukrainian crews can send more drones than the Arena-M can stop—and the first tanks carrying it have burned anyway.

byDavid Axe

5 minute read

Military tech

Russia’s weirdest armored vehicle was built to fight infantry. The infantry stopped coming

The Russians are building and restoring thousands of replacement tanks and fighting vehicles. But the unique BMP-T is fading away.

byDavid Axe

5 minute read

Military tech

Russia may soon have more tanks than pre-war. It just can’t use them.

To do it, Russia revived "previously unrecoverable" Soviet engines. The drones that destroyed the originals haven't gone anywhere.

byDavid Axe

4 minute read

Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2026

Russia’s T-72AM is a very old tank with a fresh coat of paint. Expect it to stay parked like other tanks.

Aging T-72As were some of the last tanks Russian industry pulled out of storage for service in Ukraine. They're beginning to arrive.

byDavid Axe

A Ukrainian drone targets a Russian vehicle during a 19 March clash around Lyman.

4 minute read

Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2026

Russia’s tanks are back after a year in hiding. Thursday was a massacre.

In 2025, Russia parked many of its combat vehicles. Now it may shifting them back into drive for a renewed mechanized push.

byDavid Axe

Batch of BMP-3. Photo via Kurganmashzavod.

4 minute read

Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2026

The Russians replaced more than 9,000 destroyed vehicles. They can’t do it again.

The Russians have managed to replace practically every single armored fighting vehicle they've lost since February 2022. But they depleted one-time reserves.

byDavid Axe

Russian casualties after one of the recent failed attacks near Kupiansk,

5 minute read

Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2026

Russia parked the tanks in 2025—and gained 30% more ground. Will it work in 2026?

Infantry slipped past drones in cities. Open fields are different.

byDavid Axe

T-72B3M tanks of Russia's 126th Coastal Brigade based in occupied Crimea outfitted with special cage armor intended to protect from Javelin anti-tank missiles supplied to Ukraine by the United States. Photo from Russian social media

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

6 minute read

Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2026

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

5 minute read

Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2026

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

4 minute read

Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2026

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

5 minute read

Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2026

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

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5 minute read

Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2026

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

5 minute read

Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2026

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

demechanization

Russia has thousands of tanks it can’t risk. One drone shield decides whether they roll

Russia’s weirdest armored vehicle was built to fight infantry. The infantry stopped coming

Russia may soon have more tanks than pre-war. It just can’t use them.

Russia’s T-72AM is a very old tank with a fresh coat of paint. Expect it to stay parked like other tanks.

Russia’s tanks are back after a year in hiding. Thursday was a massacre.

The Russians replaced more than 9,000 destroyed vehicles. They can’t do it again.

Russia parked the tanks in 2025—and gained 30% more ground. Will it work in 2026?

Russia has more armored vehicles now than in 2022. The math is ugly.

Russia turns old tanks into “new” T-90Ms—and it’s almost out of old ones

Russia’s last 1,000 tanks are 50 years old—but Ukraine should still worry

Russia’s cozy nuke-proof command vehicle is back in action

Russia found 1,000 old tanks in Siberia—they miss when they move, but it’s all that’s left

Whatever you do, don’t march with two landmines strapped to your back while Ukrainian drones patrol overhead

Russia’s last tank yards go dark as every inch in Ukraine demands more sacrifice

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