Strange things discovered in photos of new brigades of the Ukrainian armed forces in the US
In photos of Ukraine's five new mechanized brigades, military equipment is not clearly visible; they look like outdated Soviet vehicles, writes Forbes military columnist David Axe.
Currently, five new mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian armed forces No. 150, 151, 152, 153 and 154 are in the process of being formed, Axe explained.
“However, none of the photos (of Ukraine's new mechanized brigades) show the brigade's equipment. An old BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle appears in some photos, but it probably belongs to the training unit,” the journalist noted.
Axe commented that the lack of infantry fighting vehicles would turn mechanized brigades into conventional light infantry units.
Observers believe that the new units of the Ukrainian armed forces will not be equipped with Western combat vehicles, because Ukraine fears that the new equipment will quickly be damaged in battles.
According to Axe, the brigades will most likely be equipped with the old Soviet-style BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles, which have extremely poor crew protection. In addition, there is a risk that the new brigades will be equipped with MT-LB armored personnel carriers or even trucks to replace the standard infantry fighting vehicles, Axe said.
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