Ukrainian Forces Transfer All Their Best Tanks To Kursk Region
2- 3.10.2024, 7:53
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Offensive efforts have been doubled.
The Ukrainian army has transferred all of its best Swedish and German tanks to the Kursk region of Russia, indicating the importance of this direction for the Ukrainian command. Forbes reports.
"The fact that the Ukrainian command is ready to risk the last few Strv 122 and Leopard 2A6 in Kursk indicates the importance they attach to the Ukrainian invasion of the region," the article reads.
The journalists noted that breaking through the border in the Kursk region was a risky move on the part of Ukraine, since "the last well-equipped units" were sent there, which is why units in the east and south of Ukraine were deprived of the necessary reinforcements.
According to the authors of the article, this led to the loss of several key villages and towns under the onslaught of the Russians, the most notable of which is Ugledar in the Donetsk region.
“The Ukrainian General Staff in Kyiv ignored its losses and not only withstood the Kursk invasion, it redoubled its efforts, launching a second offensive into Russia on September 12, 20 miles west of the main Kursk salient,” the article reads.
The journalists emphasized that the 21st Mechanized Brigade and the 225th Assault Battalion, which carried out the second offensive in Kursk, were equipped with Swedish-made CV90 combat vehicles and Swedish or German-made Strv 122 or Leopard 2A6 tanks.
“There is evidence that the 21st Mechanized Brigade has already lost at least one tank in the Battle of Kursk. A video distributed by Russian sources online late last month showed one Strv 122 burning after being hit by an explosive drone, filmed from a first-person perspective. The tank is likely burned from the inside and is not cost-effective to repair, even if Ukrainian forces manage to tow it away from the battlefield the same way they towed the damaged T-72,” the Forbes article reads.
The authors of the article noted that while other brigades armed with Leopard 2 tanks operate older and more numerous Leopard 2A4 models and have received several batches of new tanks to replace losses on the battlefield, the 21st Mechanized Brigade, with its newest tank models, is unlikely to receive new equipment. In particular, because the Swedish and German armies are struggling to maintain their own tank brigades and neither country has shown a willingness to part with its best tanks.
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