US supplied Bradleys' stop Russian advance in Ukraine

 Business Insider:

The Russian military would've overrun Ukrainian positions on a key part of the front line if Ukraine didn't have US-supplied Bradley armored vehicles, a soldier told CNN.

"I doubt that we'd be talking with you doing this interview if we didn't have the Bradleys," a Ukrainian member of a Bradley crew, whose call sign is "Barbie," told the outlet.

"Most likely, the northern flank would've been already lost without the Bradleys."

The report said the Bradley armored vehicles had been vital in holding off Russian attacks near the town of Avdiikva, eastern Ukraine, which has been the target of fierce Russian attacks.

The vehicles' thick armor, powerful 25mm cannons, and capacity to fight off night attacks using thermal imagining made it a vital piece of equipment for Ukrainian forces, the report said.

The US supplied Ukraine with 186 Bradley armored vehicles as part of an aid package in early 2023, and they were used extensively as part of Ukraine's counteroffensive over the summer.
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See also:

 US-built Bradley fighting vehicle blasts Russian tank in Ukraine in dramatic new video

And:

 Ukrainian defenders destroy 24 artillery systems and 21 Russian tanks in one day

Ukraine has destroyed thousands of Russian tanks so far in this war, making the Russian invasion more dependent on infantry attacks. 

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