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From the Article:

Ukraine’s new Western-enhanced mechanized brigades were intended to spearhead a long-anticipated summer offensive to liberate territory in southern Ukraine from Russian invaders, one spearheaded by mine-clearing tanks and explosive line-charges that would rapidly blaze a path.

And indeed, in June, several of Ukraine’s Western-equipped brigades tried just that - only to discover that their limited number of valuable mine-clearing tanks were rapidly targeted by overwatching anti-tank guided missiles, attack helicopters, and artillery, stranding the regular vehicles behind them in deadly minefields.

Even worse, Russia began employing ISDM Zemledeliye remote minelaying systems at larger scale, which use rockets to shower down up to 600 mines per salvo per vehicle from up to 9 miles away over paths that the Ukrainians had just cleared.

And as for rocket-propelled mine-clearing line charges, they proved highly useful, but inevitably limited in range and quantity.

The losses to valuable fighting vehicles were unacceptable, so Ukraine’s military retired the mass mechanized assault strategy, at least for now.

[Dr. Franklin]

Vision of the Future https://t.me/s/obrazbuduschego2 According to operational data, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing a breakthrough in the area of ​​​​the Antonovsky bridge. They can start hitting any day. Already concentrated 3 waves of 2500 people and 38 armored vehicles Stryker, Maxxpro and Bushmaster. 23 tanks, including 4 Leopard-1 and 3 Challenger-2. https://t.me/obrazbuduschego2/15129

If the Ukies can secure enough of a bridgehead on the South East bank of the Dnieper, and start bringing more troops across and supply them, it will cause major problems for the Ruskies. They will need to fall back to Crimea in the South, and to East as well. I have been waiting for this move. It was just a matter of when and where, not if.