Ukraine Has Caught Up With Russia’s Tank Numbers, Data Signal
- New figures from Kiel Institute put tank deliveries at 471
- Russia’s fleet halves, but Kyiv needs more than parity to win
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New data on military aid to Ukraine highlights a significant change in the balance of heavy weapons on the nation’s battlefields after more than 16 months of war.
An update Thursday of the Ukraine Support Tracker database maintained by Germany’s Kiel Institute for the World Economy said Kyiv’s backers had delivered 471 new tanks since the start of the war, with a further 286 still to arrive, even as the rate of new pledges slowed.