“Probably half of the main tanks of the Russian army” have been destroyed or confiscated by Ukraine, the US Defense Department recently said. A new Ukrainian army anti-tank tactic is likely to be responsible for many Russian failures.
As the American magazine “Forbes” reports, the Ukrainian defenders have been dispersing anti-tank mines using artillery pieces for quite some time now. These are projectiles of the so-called Remote Anti-Armor Mine System (RAAM) with nine mines each. About 6,000 rounds of this ammunition were sent to Ukraine from the United States at the end of last year, according to the US report.
Suddenly new mines on cleared path
According to reports, Ukrainian tactics are as follows: Ukrainian forces wait for their Russian opponents with engineers to find or clear a path through a minefield. As the pioneers retreat, new mines are laid from a distance by artillery. Suddenly there was no clear path left and retreat was often no longer possible because new mines had also landed behind the tank column.
Armed Forces: Misconduct in the minefield
“The high Russian losses can also be explained by poor operational tactics,” explained Army Colonel Markus Reisner in the “Krone” interview. Instead of moving back in the same lane when activated in a minefield, the tanks tried to overtake the stranded vehicles on the left and right. They too were destroyed.
More than 30 tanks lost in one day
The Ukrainian tactic seems to be working, especially around the city of Wuhledar in eastern Ukraine, which along with Bakhmut is currently one of the most hotly contested areas – even though the Russian defense ministry spoke of its own successes a few days ago. Because near Wuhledar about 30 Russian main battle tanks would have been knocked out in one day.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense recently released a video showing Russian tanks supposedly retreating from their positions to avoid being destroyed as well (see tweet below).
Russians want to surround Bachmut
To the Ukrainian According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Russian troops are trying to surround Bakhmut. Bakhmut is a strategic target for Russian President Vladimir Putin to announce a symbolic victory on the upcoming anniversary of the start of the war on February 24. The Russians probably wanted to gain some ground Ukrainians undo the fall.
“There is a realistic possibility that their immediate objective is to advance west to the Sherebets River,” said Britain’s Ministry of Defence, which releases intelligence daily.
Source: Krone
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