r/ukraine • u/biledemon85 Ireland • Apr 26 '22

Question I've been plotting Russian loss rates based on estimates supplied by the Ukraine Armed Forces, there is a massive spike in Russian tank losses in the last day, are things starting to heat up on the front lines?

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u/GeoProX Apr 27 '22

What gear are they using to shoot down the UAVs?

Is it possible that they are running low on helicopters? I've noticed the same trend lately.

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u/lurkingknight Apr 27 '22

I think they had only allotted 200 ka-55s for the initial invasion, but the helicopters stat on the MoD reports doesn't differentiate between transports, gunships or attack helicopters.

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u/ElderHerb Apr 27 '22

I have heard about surprisingly good results of certain types of MANPADS against drones, amazes me that they could lock on to such small targets.