The first deployments of Western tanks and armoured vehicles by Ukrainian forces have been visually confirmed, as Ukraine’s counteroffensive gets under way KieronMonks reports:
“Heavy equipment such as tanks have been in Ukraine for some time but became visibly operational in the last two weeks,” he told“We do not know exactly how many tanks and equipment are on the ground, but we can expect such tanks to appear on the hottest sectors of the front. Probably Zaporizhzhia and south-east Ukraine.
“This is bad news for the Russian forces, but at the same time, if there are not enough units of equipment, the Ukrainian forces must rely on aviation and artillery – two factors in which the Russians still lead.” Russian commander, Major General Ivan Popov, said his troops have been fighting against Ukraine’s newly constituted, Western-equipped 47th brigade in recent days – aHe said that Russian defensive positions were coming under sustained attack, but the Ukrainian force was struggling to advance through minefields.
The majority of Ukraine’s newly trained and equipped battalions have yet to be deployed, with no visual confirmation of vehicles such as
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