Russian army troops tanks armored vehicles
Russian servicemen with their armored vehicles at Kubinka Patriot Park outside of Moscow on August 15, 2017.
  • Russia can sustain its current equipment loss rates with what it is making and has in storage for at least 2 to 3 more years, a new analysis says.
  • Some of what Russia has in storage is outdated and not necessarily of the same quality as the systems lost in battle.
  • Ukraine has kept up its arsenal, but it's struggling to field new units with sufficient equipment.

Russia is making enough new tanks, fighting vehicles, and other equipment and has enough in storage to sustain its losses in Ukraine, which have been horrendous, for 2 to 3 more years, maybe even longer, according to a new analysis.