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Miriam Burrell

Russian army has lost half its tanks in Ukraine war so far, think tank says

Tanks in Russia’s army have reduced from 2,927 to 1,800

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Russia’s army is estimated to have lost nearly 40 per cent of its pre-war fleet of tanks in the first nine months of fighting in Ukraine, analysis by a specialist think tank shows.

The number of tanks in Russia’s army have reduced from 2,927 to 1,800, or by 38 per cent, the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) says.

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