Russia’s war effort is grinding to a halt because much of the military hardware they need is made in Ukraine, it emerged last night.
Kremlin forces have run out of vital weapons and cannot now replenish their stocks, UK defence sources revealed.
The revelations came as President Volodymyr Zelensky’s forces drove Russia out of dozens of towns around Kyiv and the north in one of the most extraordinary days since the start of the invasion.
Russian forces ‘leaving mines in dead Ukrainian bodies’ as they retreat, Zelenskyy says
Russian forces are leaving behind “a complete disaster” in their retreat from northern Ukraine, as they leave mines in everything from destroyed equipment to dead bodies, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
Despite a Russian pledge this week to reduce “military activity in the direction of Kyiv and Chernihiv”, Ukraine’s leader said residents must be prepared of further attacks.
#Ukraine: The Ukrainian soldiers examining an abandoned Russian cargo truck in Nova Basan, #Chernihiv Oblast. The truck is fully loaded with ammo, however, as the author says, this time it was at least booby-trapped by retreating Russians. pic.twitter.com/giEOAY1AWN
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) April 1, 2022
#Ukraine: Low Quality but very interesting video of the famous FGM-148 Javelin ATGM in action with Ukrainian SOF against a Russian tank- which is totally destroyed.
Notice that as the system is "fire and forget" the operator can immediately get into cover. pic.twitter.com/iIl0aS3VrR
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) April 1, 2022
