By the materials of DefenceExpress
In this case, we are talking only about armored vehicles, the capture of which is recorded in photos and videos.
With the active assistance of local self-defense forces and patriots, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to "upgrade" its tank fleet at the expense of seized Russian military equipment.
According to researchers from the resource oryxspioenkop, as of the morning of March 19, 2022, the Russian military "handed over 106 tanks to the Armed Forces. The aggressor threw another 41 cars, but their further fate is still unknown (they could have become a trophy or destroyed). This data is confirmed by relevant photo and video evidence.
It should be noted that even 106 former Russian tanks, the capture of which by the Ukrainian military has relevant "reinforced concrete" evidence (of course, such photo and video recording was not carried out in all cases), enough to complete the tank battalions of three mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces (the brigade consists of one tank battalion - 31 cars).
Among the trophies, there are almost all versions of the T-64, T-72, and T-80. There are both the latest versions - T-90A (6 units), T-80BVM (10 units), T-72B3 model 2016 (29 units), and real rarities, such as T-72A model 1979 (5 units) ).
The latter are one of the first versions of this model and are not even equipped with dynamic protection (which military units of the "second army in the world" are armed with such garbage is currently unknown).
In July last year, Russian Defense Minister Serhiy Shoigu boasted that the Russian Army had "almost 71% of modern weapons and equipment," which is "the highest percentage of all armies in the world."
However, if we analyze the available photos and videos of the total losses of the tank fleet of the Russian Armed Forces during the military aggression in Ukraine, out of 244 vehicles (destroyed, seized, or abandoned) in the identified costs are 117 old Soviet models (T-64BV - 6 units, T -72A - 7 units, T-72AB - 3 units, T-72B - 39 units, T-72 model 1989 - 8 units, T-80U - 43 units and T-80BV - 11 units).
New and upgraded models accounted for only 109 units of armored vehicles (T-72B3 of 2012 model - 18 units, T-72 of 2016 model - 58 units, T-90A - 16 units, T-80BVM - 17 units) and another 18 unidentified vehicles.
That is, in fact, the "ultra-modern" Russian army is mainly equipped with old Soviet vehicles without any modernization, including real museum exhibits.
