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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUkraine ahead in tanks
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But even as Russia puts more military kit into the field, Western weapons deliveries to Ukraine have eroded Russian advantages.
U.S. now believes that Ukraine has more tanks than Russia on the battlefield after Czech and other NATO deliveries of T-72 tanks.
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Ukraine ahead in tanks (Original Post)
anamnua
Apr 2022
OP
I believe the The Ukrainian John Deere Brigade deserves some credit in all this
Brother Buzz
Apr 2022
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yagotme
(2,919 posts)1. Good, so far,
question is, how fast can Russia put in their reserves? Hope Poo-tin isn't playing rope-a-dope here.
anamnua
(1,113 posts)2. No. That requires military nous
and general intelligence.
yagotme
(2,919 posts)3. Don't think Pootie has that,
but 1 or 2 of his generals might have a clue, and have Pootie's ear.
Brother Buzz
(36,442 posts)4. I believe the The Ukrainian John Deere Brigade deserves some credit in all this
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)6. +100 You betcha! nt
yagotme
(2,919 posts)7. Tank recovery IS a thing...
maxsolomon
(33,345 posts)5. Russia is taking a much more deliberate approach now.
While they're "shaping", they're also dropping ordinance everywhere across Ukraine.
The goal isn't Donbas oblast only. It's Odesa and cutting Ukraine off from the sea. This isn't close to over.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,293 posts)8. I saw that Russia's one tank factory is shut down due to lack of parts