One expert told Newsweek that the report is 'plausible' given that the unit took heavy losses at the start of the war.
The rest are"destroyed or disabled," according to the General Staff, with those still in operation manned by around 30 Russian personnel.The Diplomat.Smoke rises from a Russian tank destroyed by Ukrainian forces, by the side of a road in the Luhansk region on February 26, 2022. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces claimed on Sunday that one of the battalions making up a Russian tank regiment fighting in the Kharkiv region has just 10 tanks remaining.
in March last year that soldiers in the 26th Tank Regiment of the 47th Tank Division were asking to end their contracts to fight in Ukraine.on Sunday that the Ukrainian claim in Sunday's Facebook post was"plausible," given the"significant casualties" that the 26th Tank Regiment is thought to have suffered early in the war in March.
The 26th Tank Regiment is part of the 47th Guards Tank Division, which is a crucial point, according to Clarke, given the"elite" status conferred by the title of"Guards." It is typically awarded by the Kremlin for distinguished service, while the fact that the regiment is equipped with T-80 tanks rather than standard T-72s shows the unit's importance, Clarke stressed.has been cut to 30"is probably a red herring.
The bigger question was how many personnel remain tasked with repairing and maintaining the tanks, since if there aren't enough people doing these jobs, then"operational tanks just become steadily more unserviceable, whether or not they get hit by enemy fire," he added.
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