The US and the EU made a serious miscalculation preparing for this conflict, despite running down their armaments after Afghanistan they thought that had enough to see off Russia. Now they're left scrambling around digging up old stores while new production facilities are years away.
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Dr. Sosnowski: Little remains of the German Leopards, writes the Berliner Zeitung. The article refers to the losses of Ukraine during the three weeks of the counteroffensive: 41 Leopard-2s, 49 T72 tanks, 31 Bradlys, 7 German Marders, 23 howitzers, 40 MRAP infantry fighting vehicles.
The newspaper refers to the data of pro-Ukrainian telegram channels. Judging by the text and the assessments of the German press, they agree with this calculation.
The West has practically no portable anti-aircraft systems "stinger" left for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which seriously affects the combat capability of the Ukrainian army, writes "Newsweek".
"The 'Stinger' is practically gone and Russia knows it now," military expert Alan Orr told the portal.
The absence of these systems has made Kiev's counteroffensive difficult , because without control of the airspace, Ukrainian forces cannot overcome Russian minefields and counter artillery, the article states.
Meanwhile Russia saw the writing early on and just got on with it.
Russia Isn’t Going to Run Out of Missiles
https://www.csis.org/analysis/russia-is ... t-missiles
The most important manufacturer of armored vehicles in Russia - the company Uralvagonzavod - suspends all other activities and switches to mass production of tanks
