Russian "Z-blogger" complains about Ukrainian drones and FPV drones on the frontlines. Similar complaints have been arriving from different "Z-bloggers", Russian "volunteers", soldiers etc.
"The ratio of drones on the front line is now about 1 to 6. Not in our favor. It's a rough estimate. Maybe more, but definitely not less. And the trend is for the gap to widen. All because of the sluggishness and slowness of our bureaucratic machine.
In Ukraine, all small NGOs and private garage workshops are under control and receive funding. Two years later, this brought results, and the quantity began to change into quality.
We have a lot of promising projects that have come to a standstill, either because of bureaucracy or lack of funding. Something has to be done about it.
And very quickly. Otherwise, we will fall hopelessly behind."
"Just so that you understand the scale of the problem I have voiced:
245!!! enemy FPV drones attacked one of the positions in Vovchansk, where my comrade is now, from dawn to dusk. And it's only one of his positions."
https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1804423486405829111
The Ukrainian Army released an extensive video of the infamous Russian turtle tanks. They are far worse than expected. Underneath that garbage is an old T-62M. The gun is not operational, there is no ammunition and the turret is locked in place. The panels are sheet metal removed from all kinds of scrap metal. Visibility is expectedly atrocious. The engine burns like it is running on coal and you can hear them miles away. Worst of all, that pile of Russian scrap metal was taken out by drones, so by something they supposedly should be protected, so even the EW component is apparently rubbish.
I have covered several wars where rebels or weaker factions were forced to improvise with what they got, but I have rarely seen something so utterly terrible than this Russian thing. Remember, when it comes to logistics then there is no difference in transporting a T-90M or this. Both eat up space, time and manpower. In many cases you have to make them even barely work before sending to the front. It is relatively wasteful. You would never do anything like this unless you are absolutely desperate.
The fact that Russia has to resort to haul literal garbage is so telling and reveals once more in what condition the Russian army and logistics behind it is. It also proves that the longer this war goes on, the weaker the quality of the Russian army becomes (which btw. was never really good in the first place). They have to dig deeper in their rotting storage facilities and deploy literal garbage.
https://x.com/Tendar/status/1804511198362079375
...Remember, when it comes to logistics then there is no difference in transporting a T-90M or this. Both eat up space, time and manpower. In many cases you have to make them even barely work before sending to the front. It is relatively wasteful. You would never do anything like this unless you are absolutely desperate....
These have killed a lot of Ukrainian drones.