A Pentagon official said on Monday (9) that international sanctions are beginning to take effect on the Russian arms industry, which is struggling to replace the guided missiles its military uses in Ukraine due to the electronic embargo on Russia.
The official, who asked not to be named, told reporters that Russia had launched so many missiles at Ukraine that it had “run out of precision-guided weapons and was having trouble sending them back.”
We believe that the sanctions and restrictions on the export of electronic components, in particular, affect the Russian defense industry base.
That’s why they drop unguided bombs on major cities like Mariupol and Kharkiv that don’t differentiate between military targets and apartments.
In addition, he said Russian forces continued to experience supply and discipline problems, including officers “who refused to follow orders and advance”.
A US Department of Defense official said that in the face of Ukraine’s stubborn resistance, the Russian operation in the south of the country had “advanced only in the past few days”.
In Donbass, he said, “the Russians failed to make any significant progress,” and attributed this to the inability of Russian forces to coordinate air strikes and maneuvers on land, including the climate that covered the terrain with mud. tanks will remain on asphalt roads.
The Russians “did not solve all the logistics and maintenance problems,” he added.
source: Noticias
