What are the issues I don’t think it’s mentioned enough is the survivability rate among Russian tank crewmembers.
The T-72/T-80 is not a very fun environment when hit. The crew sits on a carousel autoloader, and if the ammunition is hit, the results aren’t great.
In fairness, the autoloader makes the tank much smaller, and removes the need for a human loader.
Unfortunately, as you can see, it’s also extremely vulnerable.
The results are fairly consistent.
Russia is losing a lot of experienced armored vehicle crew members. Even if the vehicles themselves can be replaced, it’s going to take far longer to train up new crews.
Earlier today, a USAF C-17 transport flew from Ramstein Airbase in Germany to Nevatim Airbase in Israel, before flying directly to Rzeszow International Airport, the gateway for western aid headed to Ukraine.
The C-17 spent roughly 3 hours on the ground in Israel.
Earlier this year, Israel decommissioned their older PATRIOT PAC-2 systems.
The US reportedly entered talks to transfer the systems to Ukraine in June.
The first McDonald's restaurant opened in Kyiv, hailed in 1997 as Ukraine saw increasing Western investment, was destroyed last night in a Russian missile attack.
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