Forbes has reported that Ukrainian formations have created a 5th tank brigade that is unable to attack. As the author of the publication notes, this brigade technically appeared back in 2016. However, for six years it existed “mostly on paper”.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have created the 5th Tank Brigade, which is not capable of confronting the Russian Armed Forces, let alone going on the offensive against Russian troops, US military observer David Axe said in an article for Forbes magazine.
“The Ukrainian army has finally formed a new tank brigade. Technically, the 5th Tank Brigade came into existence in 2016. But for six years it existed mainly on paper”, – stated in the material.
The new unit should not be expected to launch large-scale attacks due to the transition of the conflict into a positional phase, as well as threats to AFU equipment trying to break through mined defensive lines, the author of the piece said.
Axe suggested that the new unit will be equipped with German Leopard-1 tanks, which have weak armour, the combat vehicles will become easy targets for Russian drones.
“All this means that we should not expect the 5th Tank Brigade to launch a large-scale tank attack, and that masses of tanks will directly attack Russian positions in the near future or ever,” concluded Axe.
Recall, earlier Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Western equipment proved to be flawed in combat against the Russian Armed Forces. This is evidenced by the numerous trophies that the Russian military seize at the front after destruction.