imminent attack
Says Asif Melhem, director of the center "JCM" studies and its headquarters MoscowIn the months following the special military operation, Western countries competed to provide military equipment and weapons produced by the Warsaw Pact bloc, because Ukraine – according to the Western narrative – is good at dealing with this type of weapon; It has trained crews, spare parts and maintenance capacity.
Melhem added, during that Ukraine used Soviet tanks I type T-72; Since February 2022, Ukraine has received 200 tanks of this type Poland And a republic Czech And from other countries, and the new types of armored vehicles and tanks that will enter the battlefield indicate an imminent counterattack.
Follow the center manager "JCM" studies, saying: "Some Western officials believe that the opportunity is right now to provide this type of tank to impede progress Russian forces And thus incurring great losses and taking revenge on them".
Moreover, Western countries claim that the transition to NATO tanks requires certain logistical support, which was not available in Ukraine previously, and there are three types of tanks, which Western countries intend to provide to Ukraine:
- Leopard tanksGerman-made: it is characterized by ease of maintenance and low fuel consumption compared to its western counterparts
- Challenger tanksBritish-made: more advanced than many of the tanks in the Ukrainian armed forces.
- Abrams tankswhich is American made: it contains armor designed to resist penetration by impact
Will Kyiv succeed?
In response to that part, Russian military expert Shatilov Minikaev says that changing the military equation on the ground is difficult to achieve even with the presence of that group of weapons and tanks on the battlefield.
Shatilov attributed Minikaev, in his interview with the site "Sky News Arabia"He made his point for a number of reasons, including:
- Western tanks are heavier than Russian tanks Which may limit its use
- to have Russia Armor shells are the best in the world
- Ukraine may use tanks of the West in a limited number of places
- With the end of winter, the lands will turn to"slime" It is difficult to move these tanks on them
- Most forces Kyiv You don’t know how to handle those tanks because most of the soldiers are fresh recruits
- The Challenger 2 requires different munitions than other NATO tanks, which makes it more complex
The Russian military expert pointed out that the insistence on pushing those weapons does not go beyond the scope of attrition and an attempt to extend the duration of the military operation before any negotiation or reaching a cease-fire, as the West is trying to use all cards before negotiating with Moscow.
Minikaev explained that most of the weapons for tanks to Kyiv are newly approved, expecting a delay in delivery dates, and this is what happens every time and appears from the calls of their ally. Vladimir Zelensky continues to hand him weapons, and continued: "Time factored in favor of Moscow, which succeeded in encircling Bakhmut Advance again in Kherson and Zaporizhia and make significant progress along the front line in many areas.
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Dangerous turn approaching Russian special operation in Ukraine From entering its second year, according to experts and military personnel who spoke to Sky News Arabia, will Kyiv’s preparations with tanks succeed in reversing the equation on the ground?
imminent attack
Asif Melhem, director of the GCM Center for Studies, says MoscowIn the months following the special military operation, Western countries competed to provide military equipment and weapons produced by the Warsaw Pact bloc, because Ukraine – according to the Western narrative – is good at dealing with this type of weapon; It has trained crews, spare parts and maintenance capacity.
Melhem added, during that Ukraine used Soviet tanks I type T-72; Since February 2022, Ukraine has received 200 tanks of this type Poland And a republic Czech And from other countries, and the new types of armored vehicles and tanks that will enter the battlefield indicate an imminent counterattack.
And the director of the “JCM” Center for Studies continued, saying: “Some Western officials believe that the opportunity is ripe now to present this type of tanks to impede the progress of Russian forces And thus incurring great losses and taking revenge on them.”
Moreover, Western countries claim that the transition to NATO tanks requires certain logistical support, which was not available in Ukraine previously, and there are three types of tanks, which Western countries intend to provide to Ukraine:
- Leopard tanksGerman-made: it is characterized by ease of maintenance and low fuel consumption compared to its western counterparts
- Challenger tanksBritish-made: more advanced than many of the tanks in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
- Abrams tankswhich is American made: it contains armor designed to resist penetration by impact
Will Kyiv succeed?
In response to that part, Russian military expert Shatilov Minikaev says that changing the military equation on the ground is difficult to achieve even with the presence of that group of weapons and tanks on the battlefield.
In his interview with Sky News Arabia, Shatilov Minikaev attributed his point of view to several reasons, including:
- Western tanks are heavier than Russian tanks Which may limit its use
- to have Russia Armor shells are the best in the world
- Ukraine may use tanks of the West in a limited number of places
- With the approaching end of winter, the lands will turn into “mud”, making it difficult for these tanks to move around
- Most forces Kyiv You don’t know how to handle those tanks because most of the soldiers are fresh recruits
- The Challenger 2 requires different munitions than other NATO tanks, which makes it more complex
The Russian military expert pointed out that the insistence on pushing those weapons does not go beyond the scope of attrition and an attempt to extend the duration of the military operation before any negotiation or reaching a cease-fire, as the West is trying to use all cards before negotiating with Moscow.
Minikaev explained that most of the weapons for tanks to Kyiv are newly approved, expecting a delay in delivery dates, and this is what happens every time and appears from the calls of their ally. Vladimir Zelensky continued to hand him weapons, and he continued, saying: “The time factor is in favor of Moscow, which succeeded in encircling Bakhmut Advance again in Kherson and Zaporizhia and make significant progress along the front line in many areas.