The Department of Defense said it can’t corroborate the demise of at least 16 M2 Bradley vehicles in Ukraine
Still from a video shows multiple Bradley infantry fighting vehicles knocked out on the Zaporozhye front, June 2023. © Russian Defense Ministry
The US military has refused to confirm the destruction of American-made armored vehicles during Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia. The statement came after Moscow released videos of charred M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles abandoned by Kiev’s troops.
“I’ve seen the reports but I can’t corroborate some of the video and imagery coming out of that,” Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters on Tuesday. “I just wouldn’t be able to confirm the reports .. at least what we're seeing from [the] Russians.”
Tuesday’s announcement that the US will be sending more Bradley and Stryker armored vehicles to Kiev – as part of a $325 million package drawn from the Pentagon stockpiles – was not a response to battlefield losses but planned in advance, Singh insisted....
Russian President Vladimir Putin told a group of Russian war correspondents on Tuesday that Ukraine lost “at least 160 tanks and 360 armored vehicles” during its recent counteroffensive. RT
The picture above shows how the Ukrainians used the American tanks in the war. It seems that the lifespan of such tanks would not be more than a week in the battle field. The picture shows what a disaster it was, so many tanks being ambushed and destroyed in one goal, like entering a mouse trap.
Ukraine would need more tanks, and many more tanks if this is how the tanks would end up in the hands of the Ukrainians. Ukraine would be the final resting place for these tanks.
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US demanding big results from Ukraine’s counteroffensive, soon – Politico
Without major gains, Ukrainian officials fear the flow of Western weapons may dry up.
US officials are telling their Ukrainian counterparts that Washington’s support for their war effort hinges on the success of the ongoing counteroffensive against Russian forces, Politico reported on Thursday. The offensive has failed so far, with Ukrainian losses counted in the thousands. RT
Great news to report from the annual Lowy Poll. Australians hate China:
ReplyDeleteIt is great news that a year of outlandish China grovelling by Labor has so far done little to change the polity.
The antipathy should keep Albo’s China grovellers in line and hopefully embolden a Beijing-whipped Opposition.
https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2023/06/mirabile-dictu-australians-hate-china/
Who wants to confirm the destruction? Not the Pentagon definitely. It is not good for the Military Industrial Complex, as it is going to prove that Ukraine is the graveyard of USA tanks ineffectiveness. A bad image really.
ReplyDeleteRumour has it that Putin is considering whether to set up a Leopard and Bradley Park in Russia using destroyed American and German tanks for kids to play.
ReplyDeleteNeeds a really big park to accomodate all those destroyed tanks. But no problem as Russia has so much land area to spare. A few F16s will make the collection even more exciting for the kids.
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