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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is another sign that the Russians have run out of tanks.  The Russian Army would never commit these voluntarily for fear of the West retrieving their secrets.  Once they're taken out, there's nothing on the battlefield in the Russian Army that could deal with an M1 tank, imho.

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/10/russias-t-14-armata-tank-may-have-made-it-to-ukraine-after-all/

https://en.protothema.gr/russia-might-have-deployed-its-t-14-armata-tank-in-ukraine-sources-claim/[/quote]

Ukraine already blew one up in march or April.

Those tanks suck anyway.  One broke down during a military parade and sat in Moscow for weeks until they figured out how to move it.[/quote]

Russia was estimated to have only 132 T-14s in 2020.
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/10/russias-t-14-armata-tank-may-have-made-it-to-ukraine-after-all/

But since they're high-maintenance gas-guzzlers, I don't think they'll be a factor for long.

"Ukraine makes huge gains over Russia after destroying fuelling station"
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1681168/Watch-Ukraine-s-40th-brigade-army-Russia-storage-fuel-explosions-bomb-weapons-war-vn

"Ukrainian forces triggered an incandescent explosion by striking a stockpile of Russian mines and grad rockets in the east of Ukraine. Footage shows the Ukrainians locating the mines and the ammunition before targeting it. The massive explosion detonates and its sheer power can be heard from miles away."
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1681655/ukraine-war-putin-russia-conscripts-battleground-kremlin-ammunition-stockpile-vn

The fuel and mines were critical to Russian ground forces to cover their imminent retreat once the fuel runs out due to the Kerch Bridge knocked out of operation.

"Russia is preparing to evacuate senior officers in the Federal Security Service (FSB) and their families from occupied areas of Ukraine"
https://www.foxnews.com/world/russia-evacuate-top-security-officers-their-families-occupied-regions-ukraine-report

Once the senior FSB officers are evacuated, panic amongst the junior FSB (maintaining security over the population areas) will follow.  That's when the mass panic will set in amongst the ground forces, however, this time they are unlikely to have the same level of air support to cover their withdrawl.

"Ukraine’s defense minister tweeted that four German IRIS-T air defense systems had just arrived"
https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/russia-ukraine-crisis/ukraine-recaptures-5-settlements-in-kherson-region-articleshow.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRIS-T

This medium-range air defense missle should provide some capability to knock down the air cover for retreating Russian forces.

"A senior Kremlin politician has said any US states that want to break away and join the Russian Federation will be considered."
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/decaying-states-wishing-join-russia-28216535

Russian propaganda can't keep up anymore, so these Hail Mary throws are all that are left.[/quote]

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