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Anyone who expected a Ukrainian counter-offensive against positions Russia has had a year to fortify not to experience heavy losses is a fool.
Several Leopard 2s and Bradley IFVs have been lost in the last few days, and we will see many more before the end of the operation.
Several Leopard 2s and Bradley IFVs have been lost in the last few days, and we will see many more before the end of the operation.
This does not mean however that the counter-offensive has failed. This will be one of, if not the toughest operation of the war and can be expected to take weeks if not months.
Some people have been building this counter-offensive up to be several hour affair that at worst results in a handful of Ukrainian casualties.
Realistically the coming weeks will see thousands of Ukrainian casualties as the Russian lines are worn down and hopefully breached.
Realistically the coming weeks will see thousands of Ukrainian casualties as the Russian lines are worn down and hopefully breached.
Russia still has artillery superiority along much of the frontline, which when combined with fortifications, drones minefields create situations where vehicles get disabled and then hit by artillery.
A mobile Leopard 2A6 is deadly, a detracked one is a sitting duck.
A mobile Leopard 2A6 is deadly, a detracked one is a sitting duck.
The Venn diagram of people who thought a Ukrainian counter-offensive would be a lossless affair and people who insist every explosion is secret Ukrainian ATACMS is just a circle.
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