Attack On Europe: Documenting Russian Equipment Losses During The 2022 Russian Invasion Of Ukraine (2 year anniversary)

This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.

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Georgy Zhukov was forced into retirement in November 1957 after a power struggle with Nikita Khrushchev, who accused him of "Bonapartism," political adventurism, and undermining the Communist Party's control over the military, particularly during a period when Zhukov was abroad.

Despite his earlier support for Khrushchev in removing the "Anti-Party Group" in 1957, Khrushchev viewed Zhukov’s immense popularity and military influence as a threat, leading to his abrupt dismissal as Defense Minister and removal from all party and military positions.

After Khrushchev’s ouster in 1964, Zhukov’s reputation began to be rehabilitated; he was publicly acknowledged as a military genius and participated in the 1965 Victory Day celebrations, marking his symbolic return to public life. During his final years, Zhukov focused on writing his memoirs, which were published in 1969 after extensive censorship, and he died on June 18, 1974, following another stroke.

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“There will be more to come”

Kyiv independent (36 oct):

“Russia faces an increase in the arson and “spontaneous combustion” of electrical panels, railway relay cabinets, and other infrastructure helping Moscow wage its war against Ukraine over the past week, a source at Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) said on Oct. 26.

The HUR source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that electrical panels, railway relay cabinets, and communication towers burned in multiple cities across Russia, including Moscow...

...HUR’s claim comes as Russian regional and national media, controlled by the Kremlin, have reported several incidents in October involving civilians, including minors, being detained for burning railway relay cabinets and a telecom cabinet...

...Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, there have been local sabotage movements in Russia and the occupied territories, including a campaign of railway sabotage, but their impact is difficult to measure...

... The agency, citing representatives of the resistance movement, said “there will be more to come.”

China prepared to start stockpiling crude oil as soon as President Trump was inaugurated, and has been socking away a million barrels per day, since Trump’s big deal was struck with Middle East Producers, keeping oil prices higher than they would have been.

No doubt that Chinese Intelligence got wind of that deal, and what it would mean for their supply from Russia (and possibly Iran). They have prepared significantly, increasing their Strategic Reserve of oil. Betting with their own money.

OilPrice.com (Oct 21, 2025):

China’s Crude Oil Stockpiling Baffles Markets

“- Since March, China has been adding close to 1 million barrels per day to its reserves.

- A new Energy Law mandates private firms to hold more crude, boosting national energy security.

- With storage facilities about 60% full, expansion is slowing until new capacity comes online in 2026.
China crude

China has significantly increased crude stockpiling this year. The crude import volumes going into the world’s biggest importer have held relatively strong despite lukewarm demand and an imminent peak in demand for road transportation fuels.

China’s crude stockpiling has supported international oil prices into the $60-$70 a barrel range, despite trade wars, concerns about the economy, and soaring supply from both OPEC+ and non-OPEC+ exporters.

But supporting oil prices has hardly been China’s motive to amass crude in storage tanks...

...After a slow start to the year, China began boosting its crude oil imports in March-April and has kept elevated import levels since then. The key driver has been crude stockpiling, not a major rebound in demand, according to analysts.

Higher Chinese purchases have helped support oil prices despite the OPEC+ production hikes and persistent concerns about the growth rate of global oil demand...

...From March onwards, “we started to see a very impressive rate of stockpiling, like close to one million barrels per day”...

...China will continue amassing crude oil in strategic and commercial reserves well into 2026...

...China’s substantial stockpiling this year has been underpinned by a new Energy Law, enacted in January 2025, aimed at improving its energy security, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said last week.

“With limited storage capacity available in the country’s strategic petroleum reserves (SPR), oil companies are now mandated to increase oil stocks at their own commercial storage facilities, effectively positioning the private firms as long-term strategic storage partners for the government,” Toril Bosoni, Head of Oil Industry and Markets Division at the IEA, wrote in a commentary on the global oil overhang.

China has room for more stock building and is also expanding its crude storage capacity, expecting to build 11 new storage sites over the next two years.

Analysts have pointed to several factors driving increased Chinese stockpiling.

Earlier this year, the slump in oil prices and high uncertainty over trade, geopolitics, and the trade clash with the United States prompted China to accelerate storage filling...

China has also been amassing crude from the sanctioned exporters Russia and Iran. That crude is cheaper as it is being offered at discounts to the few willing buyers...

...Cheaper crude and lower oil prices compared to last year’s levels have been economic incentives for China to increase stock builds.

Energy security has also been at the top of the list of reasons why China is interested in boosting crude in storage.

In recent months, other theories about China’s stock build have emerged...

...One of two more outlandish theories, according to Mills, is that China is preparing to withstand some sort of conflict and an oil embargo or halted supplies via the key routes from the Middle East to Asia.

Then there is the theory that China could be preparing for an imminent invasion of Taiwan...

...For China’s stockpiles, the growth appears to have plateaued, Vortexa’s Emma Li said in an analysis last month.

Much of the headline growth in China’s crude oil imports has come from stockpiling rather than real consumption...

...However, builds at state-owned refiners appeared to have plateaued in the third quarter, while inventories at Shandong, the home to the independent “teapot” refiners, continue to rise with steady flows from Iran, data from Vortexa showed.

Until new storage in China becomes available next year, the room for stock builds could be limited.

“In short: China’s crude stockpile growth looks set to plateau, leaving imports more closely tied to underlying demand trends rather than storage plays in the months ahead,” Li said.”

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