Putin’s soldiers resort to using ‘golf carts’ to move forward as equipment losses surge

Vladimir Putin’s soldiers are now resorting to using golf carts to move around as Russian material losses continue to mount.

The American think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported in a recent update that Ukrainian forces had repelled an attack in the Pokrovsk region, during which Russian troops attempted to gain ground using motorcycles and golf carts.

The ISW added: "Additional geolocated footage published on April 7 shows that Ukrainian forces repelled another company-sized Russian mechanized assault near Sribne (southwest of Pokrovsk) on April 6, damaging three armored vehicles and five tanks during the assault. The commander of a Ukrainian brigade operating in the Pokrovsk direction stated on April 8 that Russian forces have recently begun using more armored vehicles in the area but have also resorted to using motorcycles and golf carts to make advances."

According to another brigade operating in the region, Russian equipment losses have tripled since the start of the peace negotiations.

Several Ukrainian officials have also claimed that Russian forces are sending inexperienced or wounded soldiers out into the open to expose and identify Ukrainian defensive positions.

(QG - Source: The Daily Express - Picture : © Unsplash)