In This Russian Battalion, The Tanks Don’t Work And The Commander Is A Drunk Pyromaniac

The Russian army's tanks are in poor shape as the war on Ukraine continues. The experience of one battalion is said to be an indication.

The bad combat-readiness of the battalion makes a mockery of Russia's threat to re-invade northernUkraine. Its forces retreated from northern Ukraine a year ago.

3 highlighted the tank battalion belonging to an unnamed, but supposedly elite, division that is preparing to deploy to theUkraine front.

The man inspected his T-72 as Tatarsky relayed comments from one of the battalions tanker. The engine couldn't be started. It is not possible to check the system's operation. The gun can't be reloaded.

The tank isn't useful in combat. It isn't the exception. The tanker claimed that no one is restoring the technology. There is no spare part. No one pays attention. The number of tanks in the battalion is not known.

The battalion, which was identified as belonging to the 2nd Motor Rifle Division, recently passed a general's inspection, despite this. The tanker said that the man appreciated it well and left.

The commander of the battalion was captured early in the war and spent four months as a prisoner of the Ukrainians.

He is a drinker and a pyromaniac. The headquarters of the battalion have already been set on fire. There is no authority for officers and soldiers.

The battalion that was supposed to have around 40 tanks and 400 troops was destroyed by the Ukrainian army in February and March. That battle was a turning point in Russia's attempt to capture Kyiv from the north.

The battalion Tatarsky highlighted is one of the Russian formations that redeployed to Belarus and southern Russia in order to launch a fresh offensive toward Kyiv.

Russian and Belarusian sources are saying something. The Ukrainian army has been reinforced along the northern border. The ex-Slovenian M-55S tanks are one of the reinforcements.

If the sad state of the 2nd Motor Rifle Division's tank is any indication, the Russian army doesn't have the combat power to mount a serious, second attempt to capture Kyiv. Russian and allied forces are spending huge amounts of men and equipment on failed attempts to capture Ukrainian positions in eastern Ukraine.

It is not possible to know with 100% certainty that the tanker's report is accurate. It's consistent with other anecdotes from inside the war effort.

The Russian army probably won't mount a big new offensive after losing 100,000 men and 1,600 tanks. It is the Ukrainians who are setting the conditions for a big attack.