Russia: Ukraine’s “Counter-Offensive” Lost Over 26.000 Men, 1200 Tanks and APCs, 21 Planes and 5 Choppers Since June 4

Gateway Pundit ^ | Jul. 12, 2023 | Richard Abelson

[Kazan]

The Ukrainian army has lost over 26,000 men and over 3,000 items of military hardware in its failed Spring Counter-Offensive, said Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, including 12 US Bradley fighting vehicles and 17 German Leo II tanks.

Since the start of the Ukrainian counter-offensive on Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia June 4, Ukraine’s losses “have reached over 26,000 servicemen and 3,000 items of various pieces of armament,” Shoigu said, according to TASS.

According to the Russian Defense Minister, Russian troops destroyed 21 planes, five helicopters, 1,244 tanks and other armored vehicles, 17 German-made Leopard tanks, five AMX tanks produced by France and 12 US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles in the counter-offensive.

Shoigu claimed Russian forces eliminated 914 pieces of automotive equipment, two air defense systems, 25 multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS), 403 field artillery cannons and mortars. He said Russian air defense systems shot down 176 HIMARS rockets, 27 Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles and 483 drones of the Ukrainian armed forces.

According to Shoigu, the USA are well aware of “the high efficacy of our defense lines and barrier minefields, [and the] professional work of army aviation and ground-attack aircraft who carry out pre-emptive strike at the adversary’s targets.”

#Russia #Ukraine #war 🔥
5,000 Ukrainian army trained in #Germany. According to Forbes, in just 1 hour Kiev army lost almost 1/5 of their Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 1/5 of their Leopard 2 tanks and 1/2 of their Leopard mine-clearing tanks -that’s a lotta damage. pic.twitter.com/q8PQz4hCOJ

— Mahmood Khan (@Mahmood88239370) July 8, 2023

According to sources, Russia’s heavy use of land mines is the main reasion the much-awaited Ukrainian offensive hit a brick wall. Battefield images seemed to show U.S. Bradley Fighting Vehicles and German Leopard II tanks taken out by land mines. Observes say this may be the reason the USA are considering delivering cluster munitions to Ukraine.

“On February 28, 2022, Biden’s press secretary Jen Psaki said that the use of cluster bombs would be a war crime,” said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. “Over a year later, Jake Sullivan, National Security Advisor to US President Joe Biden, said at a briefing that the White House would provide cluster munitions to Ukraine… President Biden said that it was a “difficult decision” to provide Ukraine with cluster munitions, but Ukrainians “need them.” He forgot to add that dead Ukrainians need them especially badly.”

“…and the Russians are dying. That’s the best money we’ve ever spent.” — Lindsey Graham. pic.twitter.com/mzM5DUOd25

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) May 28, 2023

Senator Lindsey Graham visited Kiev in May, allegedly calling “Russians dying” the “best money we’ve ever spent.”

[Kazan]

Where are all the neocons that hyped this absurd counter offensive that anyone with any honesty and knowledge about this proxy war knew was doomed to failure?

This proxy war and sanction war with Russia has been one of the biggest debacles in this country's history. It's past time to pull the plug on it.

[JonPreston]

A 💯 percent bloodbath brought to us by insane megalomaniacs and their cheerleaders.

[blackdog]

1,200 Tanks?! They run $6 million a copy. (Plus 10%)

That comes to seven billion, two hundred million. (Plus $720 million for the big guy cut)

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Ukraine’s “Counter-Offensive” Lost Over 26.000 Men, 1200 Tanks and APCs, 21 Planes and 5 Choppers Since June 4

The lives lost are irreplaceable, of course, but the US taxpayer will be expected to replace the rest of it.

[Boogieman]

So if we are getting our Ukrainian casualty figures from Russia, it only stands to reason we should get our Russian casualty figures from Ukraine. Right?

[jimmygrace]

Wow, really? Consider the source- a loser general who is currently in Putin’s woodshed! He wouldn’t fabricate losses for his enemies and victories for himself, would he?

[aMorePerfectUnion]

"It's RuZZian propaganda!!!

[DaBroasta]

Ukraine’s “Counter-Offensive” Lost Over 26,000 Men, 1200 Tanks and APCs, 21 Planes and 5 Choppers Since June 4

It's rumored that upon hearing of those horrific losses, Lloyd Austin said "hold my beer."

[desertsolitaire]

Are we so certain the US taxpayers won’t also be expected to replace the soldiers with their adult children drafted to fight there?
Please anyone on the forum, speculate how the people who run Biden hope to keep their assertion that the Ukraine will will keep fighting effectively while we supply whatever it takes, unless troops are added to that mix?
Could we mass mass mass produce all kinds of drones for them, deliver to adjacent countries friendly to us and remote pilot them against the Russians from here?
And win for the Ukes that way?

[rexthecat]

I don’t believe either side when it comes to battlefield wins/losses.

[Jimmy Valentine]

Are you really going to believe Shoigu? Tsk, tsk

[Bikkuri]

[blackdog]

I don’t believe anyone but the money thrown on the dumpster fire called “Ukraine”.

[bigbob]

I won’t believe it til I read it in The Daily Mom.

[pierrem15]

Ludicrous. Russia has already claimed to have destroyed every Ukrainian tank and aircraft 5 times over.

BTW, I believe the Russian Army is still the largest supplier of armored vehicles to Ukraine.

[Petrosius]

This bloodbath is 100% brought to us by Putin and his supporters. The Russians go home and this all ends.

[PAR35]

Well, the AMXes aren’t Tanks. 1) No tracks. 2) Not enough armor to stop shrapnel.

[eyeamok]

All Ukraine needs to win this war is for the children and grand children of every last Demonrat Politician and Public Servant to go over there and join in the fight.