Ukrainian Armed Forces Caught in 'Brutal' Ambush in Kursk Oblast: Forbes Reveals Losses
Date: 2024-10-11 Author: Кирило Загоруйко Categories: WAR
On August 6, Ukrainian forces invaded Russia's Kursk Oblast, and on September 12, separate Ukrainian forces launched a second invasion, aiming to link up with the main force and trap thousands of Russian troops between the Ukrainian invaders and the border.
However, Forbes analyst David Axe writes that the Ukrainian Armed Forces appear to have gotten stuck south of the town of Veseloye, where they were caught in a "brutal ambush," losing their most valuable equipment.
According to the analyst, around September 20, Ukrainian forces with German-made Marder combat vehicles, Swedish CV90 combat vehicles, and Strv 122 tanks moved along the main road connecting Veseloye to Glushkovo. However, they encountered the 106th Airborne Division there.
Using mines, artillery, anti-tank missiles and drones, the Russians repelled the Ukrainian attack on September 20 and subsequent attacks, Ax writes:
"A drone video released by the 106th Airborne Division this week showed 15 or 16 Ukrainian vehicles destroyed, including some of the Ukrainians' best fighting vehicles: one or two CV90s, a Marder, an M-2 and a Stryker."
Ukraine is using some of its best brigades and battalions in the Kursk operation. But even these elite units are struggling to break through Veseloye and Glushkovo, the analyst writes. And until the Ukrainians can advance along the main road connecting these towns, their goal of meeting up with the rest of their forces will remain unfulfilled.
The Russians are also having significant difficulties in this area, and are losing equipment in huge numbers. The problem, however, Ax notes, is that the Russians have a lot more equipment they can lose.
