{"id":120396,"date":"2023-10-21T09:19:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T09:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=120396"},"modified":"2023-10-21T09:19:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T09:19:09","slug":"russian-army-humiliated-as-ukraine-destroys-150-vehicles-in-one-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/world-news\/russian-army-humiliated-as-ukraine-destroys-150-vehicles-in-one-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian army humiliated as Ukraine destroys 150 vehicles in one day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Russia’s attack on the Avdiivka area appeared spent earlier this week, when war commentators and Ukrainian officials noted the clashes had fizzled out.<\/p>\n

But the prestigious US think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) noted on October 20 a “renewed offensive push” near the key Ukrainian city on the eastern frontline.<\/p>\n

This fresh wave of attack, the ISW said in its latest assessment of the conflict, suggests “the Russian military command remains committed to offensive operations in the area despite heavy materiel and personnel losses”.<\/p>\n

Moscow’s troops are believed to have marginally advanced against Ukraine in their latest push.<\/p>\n

Russian military bloggers and a Ukrainian military observer even claimed Moscow captured a stronghold near the waste heap just northeast of Avdiivka, the ISW reported.<\/p>\n

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But this effort is coming at a great cost for Russian troops, who have been fighting on this front since October 10.<\/p>\n

The Ukrainian General Staff said on October 20 that its forces had damaged and destroyed almost 50 Russian tanks and more than 100 armoured vehicles during the previous day of fighting near Avdiivka.<\/p>\n

And Ukrainian soldiers operating in the area claimed to have destroyed as many as 200 Russian armoured vehicles between October 16 and 20.<\/p>\n

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Vitaliy Barabash, the head of the military administration in Avdiivka, claimed Russian forces are trying to repair their damaged equipment while still in the field.<\/p>\n

Discontent about the operation has emerged among Russian military bloggers in recent days, with the ISW saying that one “complained that Russian counterbattery fire near Avdiivka is decreasing in effectiveness due to poor communication and the failure to stockpile munitions ahead of the offensive effort, very likely exacerbating material losses in the area”.<\/p>\n

Assessing the decision to renew the offensive push against Avdiivka, the ISW wrote: “The initial Russian offensive operations in the Avdiivka area on October 10 also resulted in high verified Russian equipment losses, and the fact that Russian forces regrouped and re-launched assaults after the initial attacks suggests that either Russian forces believe they can feasibly take Avdiivka, or that the Russian military command is poorly prioritising offensive operations regardless of cost.”<\/p>\n