![]() ![]() However, it is far too early to say that the Russians have been defeated militarily. There are reports of units running out of petrol with poor planning on fuel estimates. Dozens of pieces of military equipment with Z signs were found abandoned in Ukraine. Due to Ukrainian ambushes, poor planning or luck, these groups have become separated from the main battle tanks and artillery, and unable to support infantry. The Russians were supposed to have highly competent and well-organized Battalion Tactical Groups that combined tanks, armored infantry and artillery. The assault has been a disjointed nature. Russian BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed by a molotov cocktail. ![]() Even if these figures are overestimated, they suggest that stiff resistance has hampered the Russian advance severely. This perhaps accounts for the Ukrainian Defence Ministry’s claim that 8,000 Russian servicemen have already been killed and 191 tanks, 816 armoured vehicles, 58 helicopters and 29 aircraft destroyed. Similarly, a number of eight-wheeled BDRM armoured vehicles, used by paratroopers and special forces, have been knocked out. This might explain why images in Kharkiv show soft-skinned Russian TIGR vehicles – similar to the American Humvees – crippled by gunfire. However, the Russians might be undertaking what the military calls “reconnaissance in force”, with smaller units probing defences before heavier units arrive. Russian army is in total disarray near Kyiv, Russia shift focus on Donbas.Ukraine shoot down Russia’s Newest Su-30S fighter jet, the pilot captured.Russia Losses In Ukraine Invasion Is Significant And Damaging To Russian Army’s Warfighting Capability. ![]()
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