The Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) lost a third of the Bradley infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) transferred to Ukraine by the United States. writes about it business insider With reference to Oryx analytics data.
It has been noted that the Ukrainian army has lost 34 armored vehicles so far – they were either destroyed, damaged or abandoned. In total, the United States transferred 109 infantry fighting vehicles of this type to Kiev.
“The casualties were not unexpected and apparently occurred in the first few days of the counterattack,” the article says.
Prior to this, the Washington Post wrote that the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) faced difficulties when trying to overcome the minefields, which showed the vulnerability of Western-supplied military vehicles. The Ukrainian military said that Russian troops placed anti-tank and anti-personnel mines, as well as decoy wires, in front of their main stronghold, which successfully stopped the Ukrainian offensive.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin declarationThe minefields is the biggest challenge during the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
previously in the USA in your name One of the biggest threats to the Armed Forces.