British Challenger Tank Destroyed in Ukraine + Heavy Losses Amid Failing Offensive

The New Atlas

Sep 6, 2023

Update on the conflict in Ukraine for September 6, 2023

- Western media is attempting to depict small gains in Russia's security zone as "breaching the first defensive line;"

- Ukraine's offensive has culminated, the last of its brigades prepared for the offensive are now engaged and suffering heavy losses;

- Among these losses is a confirmed loss of a British Challenger 2 tank;

- The main obstacle for Ukraine is its Western sponsors' limited military industrial output and their inability to sufficiently expand it in the short, intermediate, or even long-term;

References:

BBC - Ukraine War: Counter-offensive troops punch through Russia line, generals claim (September 4, 2023): https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66702244

BBC - British Challenger 2 tank hit in Ukraine (September 6, 2023): https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66716788

The New Atlas - Will Western Main Battle Tanks Turn the Tide in Ukraine? What do Russian Gains in Soledar Mean? (January 2023): • Will Western Main Battle Tanks Turn t...

The Telegraph - MoD kept failure of best tank quiet (May 2007): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1551418/MoD-kept-failure-of-best-tank-quiet.html

Forbes - Ukraine Has Lost Its First Challenger 2 Tank (September 5, 2023): https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/09/05/ukraine-has-lost-its-first-challenger-2-tank/?sh=4ead822565f9

NY Times - After Suffering Heavy Losses, Ukrainians Paused to Rethink Strategy (July 15, 2023): https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/15/us/politics/ukraine-leopards-bradleys-counteroffensive.html

The Times - Ukraine counteroffensive: ‘I’m ready to die . . . 90% of the guys here will die too’ (September 5, 2023): https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ukraine-counteroffensive-i-m-ready-to-die-90-of-the-guys-here-will-die-too-76jvs3kwj

Reuters - Ukrainian intercepts show Russian soldiers’ anger at losses, disarray (September 5, 2023): https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/ukraine-crisis-intercepts/

The Financial Times - Ukraine cannot win against Russia now, but victory by 2025 is possible (September 2023): https://www.ft.com/content/be5d133b-e757-4615-881f-256337f05b6c

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