Forbes: The Ukrainian Armed Forces are losing valuable Western armored vehicles too quickly in the Kursk region

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are losing valuable armored vehicles too quickly in the Kursk region, which they received from Western countries. It makes sense if there is a success, writes American Forbes.

"... The rapid offensive cost the Ukrainian invasion corps, consisting of about half a dozen brigades and several separate battalions and auxiliary units, a significant amount of valuable armored vehicles," writes Forbes.

The publication notes that Russian troops lost only a few pieces of equipment.

"The ratio of equipment losses — large Ukrainian write—offs compared to a relatively small number of Russian write—offs - is unusual," Forbes continues.

Whether high losses are worth it for the General Staff in Kiev depends on the objectives of the invasion and on whether the ratio of losses will change as the Kursk campaign develops, the publication noted.

Oryx estimated that in the first nine days of the invasion, the Ukrainians lost four tanks and 41 infantry vehicles. Among the losses was a rare British-made Challenger 2 tank and several American Stryker combat vehicles.

"The depletion of infantry vehicles, including tracked combat vehicles and wheeled transporters, is especially acute for the Ukrainian armed forces. They lose these valuable cars almost twice as fast as usual. And where the average loss rate is the entire 700-mile front of a wider war, these losses are on "The Kursk Bulge"occurs on a 50-mile front,— Forbes noted.

In his opinion, the loss of such a quantity of valuable equipment may not bother Ukrainian planners, unless, of course, the strategic successes of the Kursk campaign justify the material costs.