DONBAS: Russian Tanks Face Gauntlet of Death from Javelin Wielding Ukrainians

UPDATE 3.24.23: The Russian invasion of Ukraine has now lasted more than a year, and since major successes by Ukraine in the fall, the battle lines have hardened along the front. According to Oryx as of March 24, 2023, 1,871 Russian tanks have been confirmed destroyed, damaged, abandoned, or captured during the war. According to the official numbers reported by Ukraine’s Armed Forces, 3,574 Russian tanks have been lost.

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of March 24, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/UwvKwFmTqe

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) March 24, 2023

UPDATE 9.14.22: As of today, Oryx has recorded 1,104 tanks as destroyed, damaged, abandoned, or captured. The war in Ukraine appears to be entering a new phase as the Ukrainians have just broken through Russian lines in Kharkiv Oblast, and retaken nearly the entire territory. Charles Lipson of SpectatorWorld called the victory a product of “shrewd tactics, courageous fighters, superior intelligence, and precision weapons.” Read more about that here.

Originally posted April 21, 2022.

Oryx, a popular site documenting wartime equipment losses in Ukraine, counts 531 Russian tanks that have been destroyed, damaged, abandoned by the Russians, or captured so far by Ukrainian forces, along with 312 armored fighting vehicles, 561 infantry fighting vehicles, 101 armored personnel carriers, 24 MRAPs, 95 infantry mobility vehicles, and various other pieces of heavy equipment.