On March 2nd, 2022, the Facebook page “Youth” published a post about the Russia-Ukraine war, claiming that Russia has sent expired, obsolete equipment to Ukraine and still managed to destroy Ukraine and damage its cities and infrastructure:
“The people who say that Ukraine will win, based on what are they making that assumption? Russia used expired, obsolete equipment, destroyed Ukraine and did not receive even the slightest damage, and is that a Ukrainian win?!”
The claim that Russia is using obsolete equipment in Ukraine is false. Video footage of equipment shot down and obtained by the Ukrainian Defense Forces, as well as equipment abandoned by the Russian military, shows that, in most cases, the Russian army uses modern equipment. The post as a whole reinforces the idea that defeating Russia is impossible. It should be noted that the photo that accompanies the post was taken in Tskhinvali on August 14th, 2008 and shows a Georgian tank destroyed by the Russians.
In fact, the Russian aviation armament it uses in Ukraine includes: KA52, MI-28, MI-35, MI-8AMTSH, SU-25SM3, SU-34, SU-30.
Russian anti-aircraft artillery and armoured personnel carriers include: TOS-1A, Panzer (C1), Buk-type anti-aircraft missile system, Tori – self-propelled artillery unit, OCA, T-90, T-72B, BMP3, BMD4, BTR-82A, Tiger, Typhoon.
As of March 6th, the Ukrainian army had destroyed 44 Russian planes, 48 helicopters, 285 tanks and 985 pieces of armoured vehicles.
According to data published by the Ukrainian Forbes on March 4th, during the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war, the Ukrainian army destroyed 331.2 billion rubles or about USD 3 billion worth of Russian military equipment. “Tanks that have already been destroyed cost Russia USD 1 billion, armour USD 0.6 billion, planes and helicopters combined USD 1.1 billion.”
Russian Aerial Forces
On March 1st, the Ukrainian military shot down two Su-35C aircraft of the Russian Federation in the Kyiv region. On March 2nd, the information was disseminated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
On March 3rd, it was reported that Ukrainian forces had shot down a Russian SU-25.
Source: www.unian.net
The Russian Air Force lost the following equipment in Ukraine on March 5th: Two MI-8ATMSH (transport helicopter), one MI-35M (striking helicopter), one MI-24 (striking helicopter), one KA-52 alligator (striking helicopter), one -30SM (fighter), two – SU-34 (front bomber). All of these equipment are modern or upgraded/modernized versions.
Source: mil.in.ua
Anti-aircraft Artillery Complexes, Infantry Fighting Vehicles and Armored Personnel Carriers
On March 1st, Ukrainian telegram channels aired reports of the capture of “Buratino” / “Solncepeck” by the Ukrainian military.
TOS-1A “Solncepeck” is a salvo fire jet system that fires 220 mm unguided missiles with thermal and incendiary combat properties.
Source:mil.in.ua
On February 28th, the Ukrainian military seized the Panzer anti-aircraft missile system from the Russians in the Kherson region. Information about this was disseminated by journalist Andrei Tsapilenko. “Panzer” is a Russian self-propelled anti-aircraft missile and artillery complex, the introduction of which began in the Soviet period and ended in 1994. It was modernized several years ago, and in 2015 the second version of the “Panzer” appeared. Developed in 2016, the model hits targets at a distance of 40 km, while the first version shoots 20 km forward and 15 km up.
Source: telegraf.com.ua
On March 4th, it was further reported that the Ukrainian defense system had seized another completely new and unused anti-aircraft missile system, the Panzer C1, from the Russians. The export price of this type of air defense missile system is up to USD 20 million. This is a third small armor lost by the Russian army in Ukraine. The price of a Russian tank is about USD 14 million.
Source: www.pravda.com.ua
On March 5th, photos of the Russian air defense system “Thor” were released from the Chernihiv region.
Socurce: www.military-today.com
According to the reports of March 3rd, four anti-aircraft missile systems 2S6 “Tunguska” abandoned by the Russian military were burned by the Ukrainians.
“Tunguska” before being burned
Source: Focus.ua
On March 2nd, in the Chernihiv region, the Ukrainian army acquired a brand new Russian anti-aircraft gun OCA. The information was disseminated by the Advisor to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Anton Herashchenko.
Source: Pravda_Gerashchenko
Also, on February 28th, a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle destroyed a Russian missile complex “Buk”.
Source: www.military-today.com
On March 5th, during a counterattack by the Ukrainian forces in the Kharkiv region, part of the Russian 200th Motorized Rifle Brigade left the equipment and fled. According to the reports, the Russian army left about 30 pieces of military equipment, including MTLB, Kamaz and Ural trucks, and fuel trucks. The most valuable of these is the latest Russian tank equipped with T-80BVM night vision systems.
Source: times.kharkiv.ua
On March 5th, photos of two T-90s seized by the Ukrainian army were posted on the Internet. The T-90 is worth about USD 3 million.
Source: military-today.com
On February 27th, the Russians left a T-90A and 2S3 “akatsiya” self-propelled artillery unit in the Sumy region.
Source: სამხედრო სიახლეები. სამხედრო ანალიტიკა., BetoRamírezVCN
Source: www.military-today.com
The photos released on March 2nd, show a Russian T-72B3 stuck in a ditch, which was abandoned by the crew.
Source: www.military-today.com
Another photo of a Russian T-72B3 obtained by Ukrainian territorial defense units.
Source: military-today.com
On March 2nd, soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces seized six state-of-the-art T-80BVM tanks from the 200th Russian Motorized Rifle Brigade near Kharkiv. The information was disseminated by journalist Yuri Butusov.
Source: www.unian.net
According to the adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Anton Herashchenko, on March 4th, the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) seized the T-80 BVM and destroyed a group of invaders.
Source: Pravda_Gerashchenko
On March 1st, in Mariupol, the Azov Regiment confiscated armoured vehicles from the Russian military.
The video footage shows a BMP-3 serving to transport troops to the front line.
Source:mil.in.ua
The BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle is armed with a 100-millimetre cannon and it also has 30 and 7.62-millimetre submachine guns.
BMP-3. June 2020. Photo: Russian Media.
On March 6th, Anton Herashchenko released footage of a “Tiger” seized by the Ukrainian army from the Russian troops.
Source: Pravda_Gerashechenko
On March 2nd, photos of an abandoned Typhoon K-53949 set on fire by the Ukrainian troops were released.
Source: www.military-today.com
While it is true that Russia also uses outdated equipment in this war, the photos and videos presented above prove that modern military equipment is also present amid the Russia-Ukraine was, which, according to the Russian authorities, is unparalleled and most up-to-date in the world.
Notably, the photo, which is attached to the post, was taken on August 14th, 2008, in Tskhinvali by Anatoli Zhdanov. The photo shows two tanks, a Russian tank on the left and a Georgian tank destroyed by them on the right.
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