Satellite images reveal huge scale of Putin's losses, with Russia forced to send outdated tanks to the front line after losing thousands of armoured vehicles Dramatic new satellite images have laid bare the huge losses suffered by the Russian military during Vladimir Putin's grinding war in Ukraine.
BEFORE: A satellite image shared by the UK Ministry of Defense shows tanks at a base in Ulan-Ude, Russia, in 2022.
Putin's forces have lost more than 3,600 main battle tanks - more than its entire pre-war active inventory - and nearly 8,000 armored vehicles since the invasion began in February 2022, according to UK intelligence.
The before and after pictures, published by the UK's Ministry of Defence, show how Moscow's arsenal has been severely depleted - with thousands of tanks vanishing over the course of two years.
'Russian military equipment losses in Ukraine continue to increase,' the MoD said in a statement alongside the images.
