It was on machines such as Bradley infantry-fighting vehicles, tanks, and mine-clearing equipment that Ukraine had pinned much of its hopes for its counteroffensive.īut it has come up against what one retired US general called " 20 kilometers of hell" - dense Russian fortifications in the form of minefields and "dragon's teeth" anti-tank obstacles, which provide a barrier for heavy vehicles to be then picked off by missile strikes. Two unnamed Pentagon officials told the New York Times that they believe these forces, which include infantry fighting vehicles and tanks, are the main attack of the counteroffensive underway since June, though others cautioned that they might be preparatory operations for the main thrust or perhaps just reinforcements to replenish war-weary units, the Times reported. Ukraine has launched the main thrust of its counteroffensive, throwing in thousands of troops held in reserve, many of them Western-trained and equipped, two Pentagon officials said. However, according to the think tank the Institute for the Study of War, Ukrainian forces launched a significant mechanized counteroffensive operation in western Zaporizhia on July 26, and appear to have broken through some Russian defensive positions there. The United States will send 31 M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine, reversing months of persistent arguments that they were too difficult for Ukrainian troops to operate and maintain. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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