Ukraine's ageing fleet: Troops highlight need for modern weapons

As Ukraine prepares for another counteroffensive, its forces are still relying on Soviet-era equipment.
The US has donated a Blackhawk and the UK two Sea Kings, and several other countries have promised or sent helicopters.
Troops are finding ways to make do with what they have, but say it is clear that newer, modern weapons, would make all the difference in this war.
Al Jazeera’s Natacha Butler has this report from western Ukraine.

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[pajeetkumar]

*According to the Ukrainians, "A day without begging is a day wasted."*

[adiadi]

Oh funnel more money....too bad printing machine (US)is broke

[freedomofspeach]

Liberate land and people who don't want you to liberate them haha

[msaltalola]

Helicopters aren't a huge priority in warfare until you have air dominance. They are slow, cumbersome & make easy targets. Once you have air dominance they can be utilised much more without the fear of huge losses. Sure newer helicopters would be nicer to work with but it certainly won't turn the tide of the war hence the reason(s) why they haven't been sent already. The proven effectiveness of fire-and-forget weapons have made most helicopters and most tanks virtually obsolete anymore as proven in Ukraine already.

[jeffwindrim]

Sounds a lot like Canada’s arm force’s hahaha

[jailbreak]

I don't know if anyone has said it, but Ukrainians are good engineers, particularly with aircraft.

[daxkedgx]

ironic to see how usa stole them hips from afghanistan and then gifted them to ukraine.

[Moyopheus]

But it didn't age in one year though.

[jamesroy]

Russias not useing modern equipment ether shits desolate and dire there mostly useing cold war Era tanks guns and missles in witch alot off it got donated to ukraine anyways

[Neeleish_cr_gaawre]

Ukrania's half of the total numbers of battalions has died in bakhmut . Ukraine has lost their best best troops in bakhnut

[coolboy]

This helicopter Is from the 90t how is it old?

[kalbs]

Blackhawks would be a good addition to the Ukrainians

[bigmock]

You can identify that helicopter on every angle

[mobinahmed]

There are no ukrainion millatry۔۔but only American eroupeion millatry fighting with Russia under wearing Ukrainian uniforms۔

[Siempre]

"The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

In Kupyansk direction, Ground-Attack and Army aviation and artillery of the Zapad Group of Forces have engaged the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Masyutovka, Timkovka, Krasnoye Pervoye, and Novomlynsk (Kharkov region). ?? One sabotage and reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been disabled close to Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).

More than 45 Ukrainian servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, one Msta-B howitzer, and a U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar station have been destroyed during the day. An ammunition depot of the 92nd Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has been hit close to Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People's Republic).

In Krasny Liman direction, Operational-Tactical Aviation and artillery of the Tsentr Group of Forces engaged the units of the enemy close to Yampolovka, Serebryanka (Donetsk People's Republic), and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic). Up to 60 Ukrainian troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, two D-30 howitzers, and one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery unit have been eliminated in this direction during the day.

In Donetsk direction, Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, units, and artillery of the Yug Group of Forces have eliminated more than 260 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and two D-30 howitzers during the day. An ammunition depot of the 110th Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has been hit close to Avdeevka (Donetsk People's Republic).

In South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, aviation and artillery of the Vostok Group of Forces inflicted a fire damage on AFU units close Nvomikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic), and Malaya Tokmachka, Marfopol, and Komsomolskoye (Zaporozhye region).

The enemy losses in these directions amounted to up to 120 Ukrainian troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, one armoured fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, one Polish-made Krab two Akatsiya and Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers, one D-30 howitzer, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-37 counter mortar radar.

In addition, two ammunition depots of the 79th Air Assault Brigade and 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been hit close to Novomikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic) and Stepovoye (Zaporozhye region).

In Kherson direction, Russian troops have neutralised up to 10 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, D-30 howitzer, and two Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers during the day.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and artillery of the Russian Group of Forces have engaged 82 AFU artillery units, manpower, and hardware in 96 areas during the day. ?? Command posts of the 24th and 54th mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were eliminated close to Verkhnekamenskoye and Toretsk (Donetsk People's Republic).

Air defence forces have shot downt two Storm Shadow, 19 HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and two HARM anti-radiation missile during the day.

In addition, 12 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of Zatishnoye, Kremennaya, and Chernopopovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Kremenets, Yasnoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Pologi, and Removka (Zaporozhye region).

In total, 429 airplanes and 235 helicopters, 4, 353 unmanned aerial vehicles, 424 air defence missile systems, 9, 310 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1, 100 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 4, 919 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 10, 481 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation."
Russian Defence Ministry Daily Report for Saturday 27th May 2023

[diazvirdani]

*Russia🇷🇺 still occupied oblast Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Kherson, Crimea.*
Russia must end occupation & keep peace!

[umesh]

Russia Fuel Price Giving Nightmare to This Fuel dependent Country!!😅😅😅

[meganasanwi]

15 సంవత్సరాల క్రితం జాతినుద్దేశించి మహానగరమైన చెన్నైలో నా రహస్య పాపులారిటీని వాడుకొని హెచ్చరించా... గ్లోబల్ వార్మింగ్ ని దేశాలన్నీ బాధ్యతతో
కట్టడి చేయాలని. అందుకు ప్రతిఫలం నాకు
మీ హింసలు మీకు క్లైమేట్ చేంజ్ వినాశనాలు
మిగిలాయి. అయినా దేవున్ని మీలా ఎవరేది
చెబితే అది గంగిరెద్దుల్లా తలూపుతూ నమ్మే
ఛీఫ్ బతుకులనుకుండ్రేంరా... అనంతమైన ప్రశ్నలతో అన్వేషించి దైవాన్ని నమ్మిన దైవమృగమిక్కడ.

[pizdafsem]

We also want someone to pay for everything, take care of us, give us unlimited supply of everything and we will do nothing 🤣 Ukraine is a joke