Visually confirmed vehicle losses for the month of June:
In total, Russia lost 42 vehicles while Ukraine lost 232, which is a ratio of 1:5.5 in favour of Russia. In May, the ratio was 1:5.6 in favour of Russia.
When excluding armoured cars and MRAPs, Russia lost 39 vehicles, while Ukraine lost 100, which is a ratio of 1:2.5 in favour of Russia. In May, the ratio was 1:2.8 in favour of Russia.
For self-propelled guns, Ukraine lost 36 while Russia lost 7, a ratio of 1:5.1 in favour of Russia. In May, the ratio was 1:4.5 in favour of Russia.
The trend of vehicle attrition continues to greatly favour Russia. For self-propelled guns, it is even higher.
Credit: HeyHeyHayden.
If Ukrainian reports are to be believed, there's not a single intact gas station left on the highway between the 2nd and 4th largest "Ukrainian" cities (Kharkov & Dnepropetrovsk), and none inside the city of Sumy, either.
Transportation of a T-90M with the modernized APS “Arena-M” on a flatbed trailer in Russia, May 2026.Background: In early 2023, the installation of an APS on the T-90M was patented (https://t.co/Fu7sD0Yd7i). However, by the time mass drone attacks began, this system no longer made much sense.
State contracts for equipping tanks with the APS T09-A6-1 were signed in 2024 (during the Army 2024 exhibition — https://t.co/kYoeitsBoc). At the same time, Shoigu ordered KBM to accelerate the work (https://t.co/Tj4gy6e9Mo).At the end of 2024, the vehicles appeared in footage from UVZ (https://t.co/6cu8AmkYga).
Later, KBM and UVZ developed solutions to adapt this APS for use against FPV drones (https://t.co/lmqTlEu7Fn).And now it looks like the 1990s-era “Arena” has finally reached the troops. The timelines are obviously inadequate — even if we count from 2023, let alone from 1975, when the R&D project NV-22-75 “Shater-2” began.
Will “Arena” actually be useful? It only carries 6 counter-munitions per side. On top of that, it is not integrated with a proper new mangal (slat/cage armor).
See how she has to button up her jeans to the point that they look weird just so they fit? She's going back to being that skinny. We're gonna win so much.