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TsTRB tsentralnaya tankovaya reserve baza

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How Many Tanks Does Russia Really Have? And Where Are They? Covert Cabal
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TsTRB tsentralnaya tankovaya rezerva baza

TsTRB tsentralnaya tankovaya rezerva baza central base of the tank reserve tsentralnaya reserve yi technical tankovaya baza Central Reserve and Technical Tank Base

unit	Location	total	usable
		5,950	3,750
22nd	Baye	800	550
103rd	Yarkovo/Shilovo	800	250
104th	Aleysk		40 *
187th	Nizhneudinsk		50
1045th	Yasnaya		40 *
1047th #44286	Ulan-Ude	1000	700
245th			50
349th	Topchikha	1100	550
1295th	Arsenyev	1000	250
1311th	Ekaterinburg	250	250
2544th	Kozulka	600	250
7024th	UA border	400	350
#14852	Opes?		100
#75485	Kamyshlov		100
BKhVT baza xraneniya vooruzheniya i texniki Weapons and Equipment Storage Base [partial list]
139th	Omsk
5349th	Biysk
5350th	Abakan
7043rd	Tambov-34
7045th	Kropotkin
* 1 x MRB

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How Many Tanks Does Russia Really Have? And Where Are They? Covert Cabal
How Many Tanks Does Russia Have Left Now? With Exclusive Satellite Imagery! Covert Cabal

As of 2017, by one account the tank forces of the Ground Troops of the Russian Armed Forces had 3,030 tanks on duty and 10,200 tanks in storage, as well as 250 tanks serving as part of the Coastal Forces of the Russian Navy. Russia thus outnumbered the tank forces of the United States, whose tank fleet totals 2,831 M1 Abrams tanks in service and 3500 in storage. By 2022 Russia had 2,750 active tanks and 10,000 further tanks in storage. Russia had at least 2,800 T-55, 2,500 T-62, and 2,000 T-64 obsolete, non-operational tanks in storage.

There were a total of 9 "Weapons and Equipment Storage Bases", 7 of which are in the Far East. They are to be mobilized into motor rifle brigades with reserve personnel in 3-6 months. Their tanks (about 40 per brigade) would be deployed to the front if badly needed. This will significantly hinder Russian defense in its Asian part, and it will take 2-3 months to de-mothball and move these tanks. The rest of the "10,000 tank army" lies in the "Central Armored Tank Storage Bases", where vintage tanks are mothballed in huge amounts. These tanks, like this T-62AM from the 1295th CATSB, basically have no chance of survival in modern warfare.

Russian invaders are trying to recover their technical losses in Ukraine at the expense of equipment removed from long-term storage, but it is virtually unusable due to poor condition and theft. This was reported 26 March 2022 by the Central Intelligence Agency of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. “In particular, at the airfield in the town of Klimove, Bryansk region, 35 km from the Ukrainian border, the enemy is deploying a repair and rehabilitation base (RBB). Currently, the Russian RVB is trying to "put into operation" a significant amount of equipment coming from long-term storage. The condition of this equipment is mostly extremely unsatisfactory, which makes it impossible to fully use it , "- said the intelligence.

After the "deconservation" of the warehouses, Russian equipment cannot be restored, because optical devices and electronics containing precious metals were completely stolen from the combat vehicles. In particular, the 4th Tank Division of the Russian Federation found out that out of 10 "canned" tanks, only one is in a more or less working condition. The rest are completely dismantled. Some of them do not even have engines. At present, the plans to transfer the decommissioned equipment to the front have actually been thwarted.

By mid-April 2022 a 6th (or more) of overall Russian tank strength had been depleted. Russia appeared to have 6,000 tanks in storage, of which 3,000-4,200 were servicable. Accepting 2,500 as the book strength of Russia's active tank force, then their operational numbes are likely closer to 1,500-1,700. Normally, by one estimate it is considered that 25-30% of vehicles as being inactive for different maintenance purposes or because the unit is waiting for new vehicles.

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