

The Russians, he said, tend to "run teeth first into the problem" before they start to work on solutions.

Unlike the Ukrainian forces, who are adept at anticipating battlefield developments and adapting to threats before they become a problem, Russia is much more reactive and tends to learn lessons the hard way, Jack Watling, a land warfare expert at the UK-based Royal United Services Institute who co-authored the new report with Nick Reynolds, told Insider. Russia has lost nearly 2,000 tanks since its armed forces violently invaded Ukraine over a year ago, according to open-source intelligence, a staggering loss that has forced the Russians to be much more cautious with what was once seen as an overpowering force against Ukraine. It often indicates a user profile.Īfter taking heavy losses, Russian forces are trying out new ways to protect the tanks they have left from Ukrainian missiles, but there's a tradeoff, according to a new report. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
