27 Aug: Finally! Ukrainian Challenger Tanks PENETRATE Russian 2nd Line of Defense! | Ukraine War

27 Aug: Finally! Ukrainian Challenger Tanks PENETRATE Russian 2nd Line of Defense | Ukraine War With the death of the Wagner leader in Russia, the first amphibious Ukrainian landing operation in Crimea and the destruction of Russian air defense systems such as the S-400, S-300 in southern Ukraine and the peninsula, the fate of the war has changed. The Ukrainian army is now taking drastic steps for freedom on the battlefield. Kiev plans to destroy Russian positions in different sectors of the front by dividing the limited Russian resources. Under this plan, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are gathering forces for a possible offensive along the Marfopil-Dorozhnianka line in the Zaporizhia region. Kiev is also making unbelievable advances in the Donetsk region. In today’s agenda, one of the most prominent frontline units of the Ukrainian troops gathering strength is a surprise contingent of Ukrainian troops, which has been cutting through the settlements in and around Zaporizhia with western battle tanks. The Ukrainian army, which has worked wonders in the triangle of Zaporizhia, Melitopol and Tokmak, made its first breakthrough today with the deployment of a special military unit using Western combat vehicles near Robotyne. The 82nd Assault Airborne Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, consisting of two thousand soldiers equipped with British Challenger tanks and Marder and Stryker infantry fighting vehicles, landed near Rabotyne, south of Zaporizhzhia region. This formidable Ukrainian military unit has 90 US Stryker combat vehicles, 40 German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicles, 24 US-made M113 infantry carriers and 14 Challenger tanks from the UK. According to NATO data, the 82nd battalion alone has half of Ukraine’s best infantry armored vehicles from NATO allies. It is also the only military unit in Ukraine to use Marder and Strkyer vehicles. Other Ukrainian military units are much less well equipped, often relying on Soviet-era equipment and crowdfunded equipment, while the 82nd Brigade and the 46th Brigade are among the last major formations that the Ukrainian Armed Forces command has in reserve. In other words, the Ukrainians are putting up their last but biggest and most powerful trump card for a decisive victory. Already, with the Ukrainian army’s deployment of this special unit, clear victory data has begun to come in. In line with Kiev’s offensive plans, the 82nd Brigade’s introduction of western combat vehicles has resulted in a 100-kilometer breach of the Russian defense line in and near Zaporizhia. By finally sending these formations into battle, the Ukrainians significantly increased their firepower along one of the main axes of the counteroffensive. In particular, the 50-mile axis stretching from Russian-occupied Robotyne to occupied Melitopol, just north of the Black Sea coast, has been turned into a network of attacks on Kiev by the successful offensive operations of the 82nd Brigade. This brigade’s first move this week was with Stryker combat vehicles. Footage of a US-supplied Stryker combat vehicle in action in Ukraine surfaced on social media the other day. The video appeared to show a Russian Lancet munition maneuvering a Stryker. The Strykers were part of Ukraine’s powerhouse 82nd Air Assault Brigade, which was ordered into battle this week to help strengthen the counter-offensive in the southern Zaporizhzhia Region. So these images showed that Strykers are now on the move in Ukraine, and that advanced US armor was deployed for the first time in recent days in the war against Putin’s invasion. Alongside the arrival of the Strykers on Ukrainian battlefields, the 71-ton, four-crew Challenger tanks, reinforced with coping cages - turret-mounted cages to protect the vehicles from drone attacks - were also observed on the move for the first time. Russia appeared to be shaken to its core near Robotyne by the arrival of the battalion using western combat vehicles. This settlement is now under Ukrainian control. In Mala Tokmachka, near Robotyne, Russian troops still appear to be holding out. However, Ukrainian forces have captured positions on parts of the Russian defensive front after intensive attacks on the Robotyno-Verbove line 21 km southeast of Orikhiv. Under heavy fire from the 82nd Brigade and other Ukrainian units, part of the Russian defense south of Mala Tokmachka was broken. Meanwhile, in Verbove, east of Robotyne, the Russian army’s 100th separate reconnaissance battalion and 417th separate reconnaissance battalion continue to abandon some positions there. Pro-Kremlin blogger Rybar reported that the battalion is having no problem removing Russian units from some positions in the nearby village of Verbove. #russia #Ukraine #UkraineWar #russiaukrainewar #news #russiaukrainenews #War society, politics, knowledge, military, international relations