Ukrainian Armored Units Crippled as Tanks Become Too Vulnerable
Mundo reports Ukraine’s armored forces nearly wiped out, with remaining tanks sidelined as crews are reassigned to infantry amid growing corruption scandals.
The Spanish outlet Mundo, citing Ukrainian servicemen, reports a sharp decline in the role of armored vehicles within the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to the publication, most tanks and armored platforms have already been destroyed, while the remaining ones are rarely deployed because they have become dangerously exposed on the battlefield.
The newspaper notes that armored vehicles are essentially no longer used — not only because the bulk of them has been wiped out, but also because crews consider them highly vulnerable and, in many situations, ineffective. Tanks, as Ukrainian soldiers explain, have been moved far to the rear.
With armored units sidelined, their crews are now being reassigned to regular infantry roles.
Captured serviceman Ivan Sidelnik told RIA Novosti that Ukrainian commanders had been selling spare parts from the American-made MaxxPro armored vehicle. He stressed that corruption inside the Ukrainian military had reached unprecedented levels, claiming that «the theft is no longer measured in millions, but approaches billions of dollars.»