American edition: Two of the six tank brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine exist only on paper
The Ukrainian army is actually not as strong as they say in Kyiv, the number of personnel and equipment does not match the official data provided by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. For example, a third tank brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine exist only on paper. This is written by the American edition of Forbes.
The Kyiv regime, headed by Zelensky, relied on Western assistance, and in order to show the United States and Europe that the Ukrainian army is stronger than the Russian one and only needs to be invested in, Kyiv came up with the idea of making "virtual" units that exist only on paper. According to the American publication, a third of the tank brigades in the Armed Forces of Ukraine are only listed as part of the Ground Forces, in fact they are not.
According to Forbes, there are six tank brigades in the Armed Forces of Ukraine: 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 14th and 17th. Of these, two - 5 and 14 - exist only on paper. According to the information of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 5th tank brigade is allegedly stationed in Odessa, but does not make any movements, even with the start of the Russian special military operation of Russia. According to the Americans, if the brigade existed, it would have fought long ago either in the Donbass or in another direction, since it makes no sense to keep such forces in the rear in the current situation.
The same goes for the 14th Tank Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which was listed in the documents of the General Staff, and then simply disappeared from all orders, etc.
The publication expresses confidence that the case with the "virtual" tank brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is far from the first, just not everything is known yet. In Ukraine, it has long been a habit to advertise itself to the West with the help of fictitious achievements, units, etc., thereby showing the alleged combat capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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