A Washington Post investigation questions the strength of Ukraine’s armed forces in the war against Ukraine Russia. According to US and European officials Kyiv may have suffered up to 120,000 dead and wounded compared to Russia’s 200,000. Which has a larger army. According to the newspaper, the losses remained hidden from the western allies. As well as those of weapons and ammunition. Including artillery shells and mortars. Today, Ukraine mostly recruits inexperienced conscripts. That they cannot handle the complexity of war. “The quality of Ukraine’s armed forces, once seen as a significant advantage over Russia, has been degraded by a year of casualties to cast doubt on Kiev’s ability to launch the Spring counteroffensive,” writes the Washington Post.
war and experience
“The most valuable thing in warfare is combat experience,” says a battalion commander of the 46th Air Assault Brigade. “A soldier who survived six months of combat and a soldier who left a firing range are two different soldiers. It’s heaven and earth. And there are few soldiers with combat experience. Unfortunately, they are all already dead or wounded. Assessments of Ukraine’s difficulties spread palpable pessimism in Kiev’s corridors of power. The inability of Ukraine, a counteroffensive So much announced would fuel new criticism. So the United States and its European allies have waited too long to step up training programs and deliver armored fighting vehicles, including Bradley and Leopard tanks.
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