15 Russians Blundered Into The Path Of Ukraine's Counteroffensive—And Got Wiped Out
Ukrainian drones, artillery and infantry took out a truck full of Russian troops
In early February, Russian communications melted down
Ukrainian troops sensed opportunity—and attacked
The Ukrainian counteroffensive has slowed as Russian reinforcements arrive
But Russian losses are heavy
Two weeks into Ukraine’s southeastern counteroffensive, Ukrainian forces are still advancing from the west and north, squeezing one key Russian field army.
Ukrainian casualties have increased as the Russians rush reinforcements and firepower toward their fracturing southeastern positions. But frantic Russians are sloppy Russians—so Russian casualties have spiked, too.
Consider one particularly bloody recent skirmish around the village of Dobropillia, which anchors the western edge of the Russian 36th Combined Arms Army’s positions straddling Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts in the southeast.
As many as 15 Russian were killed or wounded when they unwisely piled into a single unarmored truck and rolled along the T0401 highway just north of Dobropillia in broad daylight on or just before Wednesday. (See the video below.)
The truck and its passengers were easy targets for a powerful Ukrainian battlegroup that has been steadily advancing in the area ever since Russian forces suffered a command and control meltdown early this month.
