Russia has just one tank factory churning out 20 tanks a month, with demand outstripping production by a factor of ten, says report

• Russia has just one tank factory, which can produce around 20 new tanks every month.
• Demand for tanks is now outstripping production by a factor of ten, according to The Economist.
• Russia is losing around 150 tanks a month in Ukraine, and is becoming reliant on refurbished vehicles.

In the 1940s the Soviet Union was able to produce 1,000 tanks a month. Today, Russia can produce just 20, with a single factory struggling to keep pace with outsized demand caused by the war in Ukraine, according to The Economist.

The British publication reported that Russia now has just one tank factory, UralVagonZavod, a massive 1930s-built industrial complex in eastern Russia.