Catastrophic lesion under the carbonist revealed serious problems in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - ISW

This is stated in the ISW report on March 1, with reference to the investigation of the New York Times (NYT). It is reported that during the offensive in Donetsk, the Russian army continued to make serious mistakes and put forward tank columns in Ukrainian ambushes near the coal. The Ukrainian side described this battle as the largest tank battle today.

In it, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation lost at least 130 tanks and armored personnel carriers, which continued to resort to frontal infantry attacks. The Armed Forces also outlined their tactics for NYT, stating that they lured the Russian forces into the areas of the defeat before immobilizing the Russian columns and sending them to replaced roadside, and then destroying them with artillery, including HIMARS.

"Russian units, deployed in the area of ​​coal, primarily the 155th Marines Brigade, mainly completed with poorly trained mobilized. The brigade suffered significant losses in the area in October 2022 and again in February 2023. to learn at their failures. Continuation of the reproduction and strengthening of Russian military failures will prevent the ability of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to perform effective offensive operations, "the report said.

The UK intelligence report for February 26 suggested that elite Russian units were less professional than at the beginning of the war due to significant losses in Ukraine and completing. In particular, the destruction of 2 columns of armored Russian equipment, which belonged to the 155th brigade of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, is mentioned. Earlier, a video appeared on the network how Russian invaders lose their armored equipment, blowing up on a replaced field.