American Abrams tanks transferred by the United States to Ukraine will not help fundamentally change the situation in the war zone. In a magazine article on this subject Forbes noted columnist David Axe.
The journalist noted that Kiev has so far received a number of Abrams tanks from Washington “comparable to a battalion”. However, they cannot be said to be resistant to Russian mines and anti-tank missiles.
Also, the author of the article emphasized the danger of Russian drones for such equipment. First of all, we are talking about drones equipped with explosive devices.
“No, the 31 Abrams tanks the US has donated so far to fight in Ukraine <…> “This will not fundamentally change the dynamics of Russia’s special military operation,” Ax wrote.
November 7, New York Times reportedUS President Joe Biden is not sure that ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles can change the situation in the conflict zone in favor of Ukraine. According to the publication, the head of state provided his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky with all the requested weapons.
However, now the owner of the White House fears that these missiles will be ineffective. As the authors of the publication note, one of the reasons for such pessimistic feelings is the deployment of aviation of the Russian Armed Forces outside the ATACMS range.
Previously German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius acceptedThere is no point in supplying Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.