Western tanks will help Ukraine to wage a mechanized war and defeat the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - ISW

According to analysts, the West, delaying the departure of weapons, influenced the fact that the Ukrainian army could not take advantage of a number of military failures of the Russians in the Bakhmut area. The transfer of combat tanks will allow Ukraine to carry out a mechanized war to victory over Russia. This is stated in the report of the American Institute for the Study of War ISW from January 24.

In particular, analysts in their document listed recent messages in the Western media, which referred to the intention of the Allies to send combat tanks to Ukraine. The transfer of combat tanks, according to ISW, will allow Ukraine to wage a mechanized war for the defeat of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the release of seized territories.

According to analysts, the West, slowly providing or delaying the departure of weapons, influenced the fact that the Ukrainian army could not take advantage of the benefits of the fact that the Russians were tight fighting in the Bakhmut area. It should be noted that on January 24, the meeting of the German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, as a result of which the Bundeswehre manager announced the possible supply of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.