“Finally photos appeared showing definitely Italian FH-70 155mm howitzers in use with the Ukrainian army - towed by a Iveco Astra SM 66.40 Prime Mover.”
https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1597681679849902082
“Alexander Khodakovsky says that Russian offensives end when their advance units sustain casualties. He says that soldiers focus on evacuating their wounded or go into a state of panic instead of continuing the attack.
He says that the loss of 2-3 in an assault group of 15 makes any further advance impossible and says that this effect is the same for units with contract soldiers or volunteers. He also says that tanks are critical for supporting infantry despite Ukrainian anti-tank weapons. 2/
He says communications remains an issue as units sometimes can’t contact their HQ or adjacent units. He noted that Ukraine has effective reconnaissance and can track the movement of Russian units well and strike Russian columns. 3/
He said that they have been arming DJI UAVs with MON-50 anti-personnel mines, but they rarely find light targets with the range of those UAVs and they aren’t effective against armored vehicles or concrete shelters. 4/”
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1597967899356188672