What happened to Russia's largest military equipment storage facility?

Military Informant / VK Russia’s largest known military equipment storage facility has been stripped of nearly half of the Soviet-era tanks and armored vehicles that were stored on its grounds before Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, The Moscow Times’ Russian service reported, analyzing satellite imagery of the storage site.

Where are Russian tanks stored?

All tanks of the Russian Federation in reserve are stored at the "Central Tank Reserve Bases" (main mass of tanks), as well as at "military equipment storage and repair bases". Almost all of these bases are located beyond the Urals, due to signed treaties limiting the number of offensive weapons on the territory of Europe.

Are Russia's T-72 tanks still in storage?

Twenty-eight months into Russia’s wider war on Ukraine, stocks of T-55s are down 31 percent, T-62s are down 37 percent and T-80Bs are down a startling 79 percent. But just nine percent of T-72s have left storage. The Russians “haven’t removed T-72A/Ural tanks in bigger numbers,” analyst @Highmarsed noted.

Does Russia still have heavy military equipment?

Unfortunately, the Russian Federation remains in possession of major heavy military equipment reserves. However, one should note here - these are just numbers. They are impressive. But we have no actual knowledge of the technical condition of those vehicles and artillery pieces.

Could reimported equipment be used to modernize Russia's old T-72 tanks?

The reimported equipment includes thousands of sighting telescopes and cameras for installation in tanks, which analysts say could be used to modernize Russia’s old T-72 tanks currently sitting in storage.

What are Russia's equipment conservation guidelines?

The Russian Defense Ministry’s equipment conservation guidelines describe four categories of storage conditions, ranging from heated and ventilated depots for the most valuable equipment to open-air depots like Vagzhanovo.