Russia has lost at least 1,500 tanks since the start of the Ukraine war, more than half of its invasion force: report

• More than 1,500 Russian tanks have been lost since it invaded Ukraine, a monitoring group found.
• That's over half of the operational tanks Russia likely started its invasion with, the group said.
• Western allies are now sending Ukraine modern, advanced tanks, creating a new challenge for Russia.

Russia has lost more than 1,500 tanks, around half of its operational fleet, in Ukraine, according to a Dutch monitoring group that has been tracking Russian equipment losses.