MOSCOW, May 14. The West is not able to make up for the loss of armored vehicles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Douglas McGregor, former adviser to the head of the Pentagon, said in an interview with Stephen Gardner.
“Ukrainian army Since the beginning of the conflict, it has lost almost 10,000 armored vehicles. This is incredible, 10,000! <…> It can be assumed that the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are irreparable,» the former adviser said.
He also stressed that the colossal losses of Ukrainian the army talk about the «extreme effectiveness» of the Russian army in the destruction of armored vehicles.
In conclusion, McGregor noted that sending weapons to Kiev could «bring money into the pockets of the American military-industrial complex,» but would not change the course of the conflict.
According to the Ministry of Defense, since the beginning of the special operation, the Russian Armed Forces have disabled 424 aircraft, 231 helicopters, 4117 drones, 421 anti-aircraft missile systems, 1100 multiple launch rocket systems, 9119 tanks and other armored vehicles, 4806 field artillery pieces and 10167 units of automotive vehicles.