The New York Times reported that 17 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles provided by Washington to Ukrainian forces were damaged or destroyed.
“In March, the United States provided Ukraine with 113 Bradley combat vehicles. At least 17 of them – more than 15 percent – have so far been damaged or destroyed in the fighting,” the official said.
And three weeks after launching a “large-scale counter-offensive against Russia,” the newspaper notes, the Ukrainian armed forces are facing a staggering array of challenges that complicate their plans, even as they use cutting-edge new weapons introduced by the West.
The article added that Russian Ka-52 attack helicopters managed to penetrate Ukraine’s air defense system, slowing down the movement of Ukrainian troops, damaging or destroying tanks and armored fighting vehicles provided by the West.
The newspaper quoted a senior US military official as saying that minefields are not only bigger and more common, but that Russian forces have proven capable of replenishing some of the minefields that have been cleared with Western-provided equipment.
These obstacles turned the initial stages of the counterattack into a slow and bloody operation, limiting Ukrainian forces’ advance to the roughly four miles of territory gained in their furthest advance. Key defensive positions of Russia.
Source: RT
