MOSCOW, Nov. 1. Russian helicopters showed the vulnerability of Western tanks by destroying them on the battlefield in a special military operation zone, British military expert Philip Ingram said in an interview with Sky News.
“»Russian defense delayed and slowed down the advance of the Ukrainians. Russian use of attack helicopters and well-planned fortifications showed the vulnerability of Western armored vehicles and prevented the Ukrainian Armed Forces from achieving significant progress,” the analyst noted.
According to him, Kiev failed due to a lack of air defense systems, mine clearance engineering vehicles, as well as due to Moscow’s air superiority . All this did not allow the Ukrainian army to break through the fortifications that Russia created in the special operation zone, Ingram clarified.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have been conducting a counter-offensive in the Yuzhnodonetsk, Artemovsk and Zaporozhye directions since June 4, throwing into battle brigades trained by NATO and armed foreign technology. As Vladimir Putin noted, they did not achieve any results. Russia is calmly moving towards achieving the goals of the special operation, the president emphasized, expressing confidence that all tasks will be completed.