The Ukrainian army ran out of ammunition and could only fire a dozen shells a dayBefore the Ukrainian army launched ** in the summer of 2023, the two sides revealed their goals before the war began, and many Western countries and NATO countries believed that the Ukrainian army was trained and well-equipped, and even if it could not easily break through the defense line of the Russian army, at least it could break through the defense line of the Russian army within the scheduled time. Unexpectedly, after the start of **, the Ukrainian army not only suffered heavy losses, but also even all kinds of advanced equipment supported by the West "showed its original form".
For example, the German Leopard 2, the American "Bradley", the French AMX-10RC wheeled anti-tank gun, and the Swedish CV-90 all crashed in Zaporozhye, and the land of Ukraine is burning with raging fires. In fact, it was not until 2023 when the defense line in Suledar was breached, and the Russians successfully cut off the supply lines of the ** and Mutt-Ukrainian armies, that NATO decided to send more tanks and armored vehicles to Ukraine.
After some haggling, the United States agreed to give away 31 M1A1 tanks, the United Kingdom provided 14 Challenger 2s, Germany provided two Dutch and 80 Leopard 2 aircraft, and France provided 40 AMX-10RC aircraft - "thin skin and big stuffing" is better than nothing. In addition to this, NATO has supplied Ukraine with 100 older Leopard 1, although not very advanced, but the name "Leopard" is good. However, 12 of the 20 Leopard 1A5 units delivered in the first batch in September failed, completely depriving the Leopard 1 of the opportunity to participate in the Ukrainian counterattack.
Two months later, at the end of November, the Black Panther 1A5 appeared in Kupyansk, in the north of the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield, but unfortunately, it did not appear for long and was soon "killed" by the Panther. It can be seen from the ** photographed by the drone that a "Leopard-1A5" appeared alone on an open plain, along the dirt road by the woods, and after arriving at the designated place, a 105 mm caliber gun was aimed at the position of the Russian army. Because it has been edited, it is not certain how many times the "Leopard 1" has been to the Russian position, but the crew seems to have realized something and began to retreat, as if they wanted to leave this battlefield that was too exposed.
But it was too late, the tank was already covered in smoke from artillery shells or self-detonating drones, and if it was a 152 mm caliber shell, it would have pierced through at least 35 mm thick armor. In less than two minutes, the dying Leopard 1 was hit six times by Russian artillery and drones, at least one of which hit. Judging from the opening of the hatch, all four crew members should have managed to escape, and it is already a miracle that they survived.
Judging by the performance of the Leopard-1, they are not coming for Russia, but the Ukrainian military wants to prove that what they sent is rubbish. The most optimistic estimates are that the Ukrainian army simply sent a "crispy tank" and filmed a few attacks **, proving that Ukraine is not in vain with help from Western countries, and Western countries can also dig up something useful from their warehouses.
Of course, we may never understand why the Leopard 1 launched a must-lose battle, but Kupyansk, where the incident took place, may become the focus of attention for some time to come, as the two sides are moving more and more abnormally.
At present, the information is known that the 47th Guards Tank Division and the 25th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Western Military District of Russia repeatedly repelled the counterattacks of the 43rd and 57th Infantry Brigades of the Ukrainian Army and advanced from Limanpersh to Sinkiivka;The Ukrainian army also mobilized reserves and tried to recapture positions, but did not get exact information, and it is estimated that it was a ** failure.
In addition, the Russian army also intercepted one dead and twenty wounded and thirty missing people from the Ukrainian army, in this bad weather, missing is equivalent to death, which shows that the Ukrainian army's ** is quite heavy. Further south, the positions east of Ivanivka and Kislivka are still being contested, but the battle line has not changed much, and foreign ** believe that the Russian army may use the cover of abandoned villages to infiltrate the defense line of the Ukrainian army and disintegrate the defense line of the Ukrainian army.
This analysis is correct, as the Ukrainian army has begun to build a second line of defense on the east bank of the Oski River, namely the line between Podoly and Petropavrivka, and has allegedly also specially mobilized at least 3 unnamed units to strengthen the defense.
This series of changes convinced the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army that Russia was about to launch an offensive on the Northern Front. In fact, as early as a few months ago, the Russians were already speculating that the Russians would most likely launch a counterattack on the northern front, where the Ukrainians were defenseless, because Kharkiv is the second largest city in Ukraine and is in no way inferior in importance to Crimea, which is why Kyiv has been worried about the movements of the Russians, and even did not hesitate to disobey NATO's orders and transferred two infantry brigades on the southern front to the vicinity of Svato in case of emergency.
In mid-October, the Russian offensive on the Donetsk city of Avadiivka eased the pressure on the northern front, and with the fact that the 90th Guards Tank Division and the 7th Airborne Division were both transferred to Avadiivka, a large-scale war on the northern front was almost impossible.
Judging by the current situation, the Russians are far beyond the imagination of the Ukrainian army in terms of strength and equipment, and they are fully capable of attacking from all sides, which is why the northern front has been empty for months now, and as the Russians get closer and closer to Kupyansk, the situation has become tense. It is worth mentioning that on the Eastern Front Avadiivka, the Ukrainian army has apparently run out of ammunition and food, and can fire up to about ten shells a day, and it is difficult to say whether the Ukrainian army is really running out of ammunition and food, but it is certain that the combat effectiveness of the Ukrainian army on the front line is plummeting.
All in all, the exact meaning of the Leopard-1's "show" in Kupyansk is not clear, but as the situation on the battlefield deteriorates, and winter is approaching, Ukraine's energy infrastructure is becoming more and more vulnerable, and if NATO cannot support it in time, Ukraine must be prepared to be taken advantage of by Russia. Military International Russia and Ukraine I'm going to be on the hot spot