After huge losses in the Ukraine war, according to the British secret services, Russia lacks modern combat vehicles. Russian soldiers are believed to be frustrated at having to use old infantry vehicles called “aluminum cans”, the UK Ministry of Defense’s daily briefing said today.
By mid-October, Russian units were losing more than 40 vehicles a day in the face of Ukrainian counterattacks, which the British say was the equipment of an entire battalion. In recent weeks, Moscow has purchased at least 100 additional tanks and infantry fighting vehicles from Belarusian stockpiles.
Presumably, however, it is difficult for Russian units to obtain enough suitable replacements for the damaged material, which causes problems for the offensive.