A clear sign Russia is losing:
Saturday:
– 19 artillery pieces lost.
Sunday:
— 27 artillery pieces lost
Monday:
— 29 artillery pieces lost.
It is no wonder we see videos of Russian soldiers complaining about the lack of equipment, when their entire army is being drained of resources, while every road bridge and every depot is being bombed by Ukraine.
@randahl The most telling bit there has been the increasing numbers in the "special equipment" category.
That tends to mean more counter-battery & AA radar being knocked out. The Russians have been complaining about this online for months, and now it's to the point where the counter-battery contest is lopsided across much of the front.
It's not just that they are destroying artillery. They are destroying Russia's capacity to destroy Ukr. artillery. Rus. artillery has been forced to pull back.
@KraftTea
Artillery ammo hunger on the Russian side might have also contributed to that, they've been complaining about that for months. My best guess, that without ammo, "barrels" themselves are often viewed as useless. Might be also due to wear — I doubt they manage to properly maintain them in all this chaos, especially with supply lines strongly disrupted.
Some have predicted that in late spring when Russian artillery losses started showing only slight growth.
@randahl
@m0xee @randahl Ammo hunger also contributes, though the ammo hunger is kind of regional... primarily on the southern front, where the supply is most interdicted. They are firing quite a lively, unsustainable amount near their attempted northern offensive.
Bad barrels does seem to impact them most, in part due to the rate of fire, in part due to age and general quality of the steel. They are making their less accurate artillery even more inaccurate, unable to execute counter-battery fire.