Russian Armed Forces soldiers have begun to transfer to horses - Forbes

In the first two years of the full-scale war against Ukraine, the Kremlin managed to fill a large gap between losses and the production of new equipment.

Due to huge losses of armored vehicles on the battlefield, Russian servicemen have begun to switch to horses, Forbes reported on Tuesday, February 4.

Journalists noted that the losses of Russian equipment in Ukraine exceeded 15 units. At the same time, the production of new equipment is lagging behind, and stocks of old Cold War-era equipment were exhausted by the end of 000, which forced the Russian troops to eventually remount.

“Russian mechanized regiments are losing armored vehicles at a rate of 6 units per year. That’s too many for Russian factories to replace. Russia produces about 000 new BMP-200 combat vehicles and 3 new T-90M tanks each year, as well as several hundred other new armored vehicles, including the BTR-90 wheeled combat vehicle,” the article says.

It is pointed out that such "demechanization" makes Russian infantry vulnerable to Ukrainian artillery.

At the same time, journalists emphasized that this does not mean that Russia is losing the war, because Ukraine is also experiencing serious problems.

"Russian troops are suffering heavy losses. However, they continue to advance in many directions where Ukrainian defenses are stretched due to a lack of manpower — and where Russia has been able to concentrate superior forces," the authors of the material emphasized.