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Russia has lost 40 Ka-52 Alligators, which the Kremlin calls the world's "best helicopter gunship," and has helped hamper Ukraine's counteroffensive.
Another 560 Russian troops were eliminated in Ukraine over the past 24 hours, as well as an attack helicopter, Ukraine's General Staff reported on Aug. 8.
Are using very effectively is the alligator, the k 52 attack helicopter. so given all these factors, how successful could this counter—offensive actually be? the ukrainian forces wanted to retake all the occupied territories, including crimea. i do not think that that will happen any time soon. what ukraine does have in its favor, though, is some very powerful western supplied weaponry, such as, for example, the storm shadow, long range missile, british supplied. the ukrainian forces wanted to retake all the occupied territories, including crimea. and these are allowing ukraine to hit distan...
And the russians have been quite innovative in some of the things they've done. so this, for example, is their tm62 anti—tank mine. now, some of ukraine's armour will withstand a strike by one of these, but not by two. so what are the russians do? they're putting two of them, one on top of another, to blow up through the hull of a ukrainian armoured vehicle. and this footage here shows a whole bunch of these russian anti—tank mines that have disabled a western—supplied tank. another weapon that the russians are using very effectively is the alligator, the ka52 attack helicopter. so each ...
Frankly, too graphic to show. but the point is that these minefields and russian defences are so heavy, they're so intense, that it makes it very slow going for the ukrainians to advance southwards. and the russians have been quite innovative in some of the things they've done. so this, for example, is their tm62 anti—tank mine. now, some of ukraine's armour will withstand a strike by one of these, but not by two. so what are the russians do? they're putting two of them, one on top of another, to blow up through the hull of a ukrainian armoured vehicle. and this footage here shows a whole bu...