From 7,342 to 92—Satellite Analysis Shows Russia’s Depot Armor Is Nearly Spent
Russia’s once-vast tank reserves are running dry. According to new OSINT data analyzed from satellite imagery, only 92 tanks remain in decent condition on Russian storage bases—while thousands of others sit rusting, stripped for parts, or beyond repair after nearly three years of full-scale war against Ukraine.
Vlad Litnarovych | Oct 08, 2025 | 11:15OSINT researcher Jompy has published an updated analysis of Russia’s armored reserves based on satellite imagery and inventory checks on October 7.
The picture is stark: most vehicles left in storage are in poor or irrecoverable condition, leaving only a few dozen tanks that could be called “decent.”
T-64s and T-72s in storage at the 349th Central Tank Reserve Base in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. (Photo: open source)Jompy’s latest tabulation of vehicles sitting on Russian storage bases categorizes tanks by condition and repairability:
“decent” condition: 92 T-72B tanks;
“poor” condition: 1,606 tanks (the researcher says roughly 60% of these—older T-64, T-72 Ural/A and T-80UD types);
“worse” / ruined condition: 844 tanks—described as beyond practical repair;Repairable stock (slower to return to service) consists of 684 vehicles broken down as: T-55—17, T-62—501, T-72B—157.
Jompy notes that these counts reflect what remains on storage bases after large waves of reactivation, cannibalization for parts, and combat losses.
A broader tally of depot-to-front movement shows how heavily Russia has already drawn down its mothballed stocks.
According to Jompy’s analysis of prewar depot inventories versus what has been taken out for repair and deployment, Russia has recovered and returned to service 4,800 tanks out of an estimated 7,342 kept in storage before the war.
The most commonly reactivated models include T-80B/BV (about 1,411 restored), T-72B (1,191), and T-62 (1,012).
Modern models have been brought back in far smaller numbers: T-90 (112 of prewar stock), T-80U/UD (111 of 193), and T-72 Ural/A (681 of 1,142). The T-64 family also shows relatively few returns (110 of 752). . . .
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