Putin beordrar styrkor att gå in i Ukraina - INVASION NU (2022-02-24)

Honestly, with the many videos like this on a daily basis, one is tempted to simply write off 90% of the equipment they still have in storage. I know using civilian vehicles kinda has a point, but not to the extent of the last weeks.

Russian assault column of one tank and four civilian vehicle

💬 #Zakharova: Zelensky's appearance in #Auschwitz has caused outrage in Jewish religious circles in Poland.

❗️ The country's Сhief Rabbi, Michael Schudrich, said that they considered it a disgrace to be at the same event with a dictator who has tamed (?) Nazis on a leash

Falska nyheter från Kreml: Det ryska utrikesdepartementets taleskvinna @mfa_russia Maria Zakharova anklagade Polens överrabbin Michael Schudrich för att säga om den ukrainske presidenten @ZelenskyyUa i samband med 80-årsdagen av befrielsen av koncentrationslägret Auschwitz: "Polskt Judar kommer att betrakta det som en skam att de deltar i samma evenemang som diktatorn som har de tämjda nazisterna i koppel."

Som svar på vår fråga fick vi följande svar:

"Rabbi Schudrich gjorde absolut aldrig ett sådant uttalande. Ingen är behörig att tala å rabbi Schudrichs vägnar och ingen har gjort ett sådant uttalande.
Det här är helt falsk, påhittad information."

Sådana handlingar från Kreml bygger å ena sidan på att upprepa antiukrainska teser, och å andra sidan passar de in i antisemitiska berättelser, avsedda att öka ömsesidig antipati.

Back in the fall, I would definitely say that these higher numbers are closer to the truth. Now, seeing that the Russians have started saving this equipment, I have to agree with the attached thread.

A new calculation of RU production for tanks (if I get around to it, I'll do it in detail soon):
Somewhere in the range of 110-190/month, of which at most 8-17 T-90M are new. 87-128 units are refurbished T-62/72/80, only 17-47 or 15-25% are simply reactivated old stock, mostly T-62
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The T-80s are coming to an end, there are perhaps 300 left that can be refurbished - only enough for 5-12 months, although the 12 months will only be reached if the front-line stock of tanks is already falling sharply (which is not unrealistic)
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T-72 looks similar, so T-62s will continue to increase - let's see what else the OSINTers find out about the stockpiles, but it looks like at the current pace RU has no chance of surviving the year with any significant number of active MBTs
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