Desperate Putin Forced to Pull 1970s Tanks from 'Graveyard' as Modern Stocks Run Dry

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4. I think Putin's got about 18 months left before his tanks are on empty.

ISW and British intelligence have warned that Russian armor reserves may run out by late 2025 at current rates. Despite current production #s (150-250 new MBTs / month built in Russia), most “new” tanks are just refurbished older models from storage.

Ukraine’s success holding off and its devastating losses on Russian armored forces for over three years has begun re-writing battlefield tactics. Ukraine has revolutionized the use of drones for reconnaissance, artillery spotting, and increasingly, blunting, then halting, then turning back armored assaults.

(my awkward summation from an amalgam of sources over the past week: Kiev Ind., Army Times, that sort of thing)