15 January 2024

Ukraine conflict: Russia has lost 90% of its equipment in Krynky due to shortage of EW, UK MoD says

by Olivia Savage

A screengrab from the 501st Separate Marine Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Grifon 501) destroying a Russian armoured vehicle with a UAV, possibly an MBT or TOS-1 MLRS, because of the large explosion. (501st Separate Marine Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine)

Russia is said to have lost approximately 90% of its military equipment in Krynky, Kherson, likely because of a shortage of Russian electronic warfare (EW) systems in the area, according to a UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) intelligence update on 12 January.

The equipment is being destroyed by Ukrainian munition-equipped first-person view (FPV) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) alongside artillery on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, the update added.

Videos from Ukrainian military bloggers and the 501st Separate Marine Infantry Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine depict Russian equipment being destroyed in Krynky, such as BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), as well as what appears to be a T-series main battle tank and possibly a TOS-1 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) because of the size of the explosion.

Since October 2023 the Ukrainian Marine Corps' 35th Brigade has held onto the village of Krynky on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, which was once Russian-occupied territory. The soldiers are managing to repel repeated strikes from Russian forces with munition-equipped FPVs and the Baba Yaga hexacopter as well with a range of EW systems, which hamper the effectiveness of Russia's UAVs.

Russia is said to have lost approximately 90% of its military equipment in Krynky, Kherson, likely b...

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