Article 6C8CZ Russian forces face shortage of tanks as counteroffensive creeps forward

Russian forces face shortage of tanks as counteroffensive creeps forward

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Daniel Boffey in Kyiv
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Ukraine forces slowly pushing back Putin's troops, claims Kyiv, aided by western hardware

Russia's forces are suffering a shortage of tanks, the country's defence minister has admitted, as Ukraine's offensive in the south and east continued to push back the frontline with the help of western hardware.

Sergei Shoigu, on a visit to a military factory in western Siberia, said that production of armoured vehicles needed to be increased as Kyiv talked up the heavy losses being inflicted on the occupying enemy.

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