In his analysis, Shrike cited data from various OSINT (open-source intelligence) projects covering the Russo–Ukrainian war.
According to the report, Russia has 2,887 tanks in storage. Of those, 1,656 are in poor condition but could theoretically be repaired. Just 92 of those tanks are T-80s, which remain in production; the rest are older T-62, T-64, and T-72 models.
Another 1,231 tanks are in critical condition and essentially beyond repair. Only 23 of those are T-80s. Most are T-54s, T-55s, and T-62s, models that went out of production more than 50 years ago.
Shrike noted that most of the 1,656 tanks listed as repairable belong to models that are rarely overhauled in practice. Over the course of the war, only T-55, T-62, and T-72B have been realistically refurbished, and 684 of those remain.
“They can still be repaired, but the process is lengthy and complex,” he wrote.
The released data show there are no modern T-90 tanks—in service since 2020—left in serviceable condition.
OSINT analyst Jompy said that it’s often hard to assess a tank’s condition from photos and that none of the Russian tanks currently in long-term storage could be quickly restored.
“If some of the tanks that look satisfactory in images were truly repairable, they would already be in use,” he wrote in a Telegram post.
Since early 2022, Russia has lost 4,455 tanks, including all 112 T-90s and 1,533 T-80s of various modifications, Ukrainian news agency Interfax-Ukraine previously reported.
Before the full-scale invasion, Russian tanks were stored at 24 bases; now they are kept at only nine. Overall, Russia’s tank fleet has fallen from 7,342 at the start of the war to 6,870 by the end of 2022 and to 4,666 by late 2023.