Discover how inflation, high interest rates, and aging stockpiles are pushing Russia’s war effort to the brink of collapse.
From tank shortages to bankrupt defense industries, Russia’s military struggles reveal a war machine in crisis.
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From tank shortages to bankrupt defense industries, Russia’s military struggles reveal a war machine in crisis.
Location: London
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00:00Russia's war machine is running on fumes, and the cracks are starting to show.
00:04Nearly three years into the war in Ukraine, Russia's military-industrial complex is
00:09teetering on the brink of collapse.
00:12Despite President Putin mobilizing the economy to support the invasion, with defense factories
00:16running at full tilt, there's a critical problem.
00:20Weapons are being destroyed faster than they can be replaced.
00:23And it's not just the battlefield.
00:26Inflation has soared to 9%, forcing Russia's central bank to hike interest rates to 21%.
00:32That's squeezing businesses hard, even those essential to the war effort.
00:37Industry leaders are raising alarms.
00:39The head of state arms giant Rostec warns that high rates could bankrupt most enterprises.
00:45Steel and engineering companies are scaling back operations, while key areas of mechanical
00:49engineering risk total collapse.
00:52Russia is digging deep—into aging Soviet stockpiles and even movie studio props.
00:58Last year, the nation's largest studio donated 50 tanks from the 1950s, originally used as
01:04film props, to support the war effort.
01:06Here's the grim reality.
01:09Russia is losing over 300 tanks and artillery barrels each month, but factories can only
01:13produce about 20.
01:16Analysts predict these reserves will run dry by 2025.
01:20As the war drags on, can Russia sustain its efforts, or is the Kremlin's war machine
01:24destined to grind to a halt?