Ukrainian military analyst Konstantin Mashovets, of the military and political research center in Kiev, has posted an analysis of the citing of these now infamous "tanks" on his Facebook page. We have translated his statements below:



So, about those goddamn tanks (which, to be honest, have managed to really get under my skin today)...



Let me explain...

- There is NO military significance to this tank raid out of only three trophy T-64s in Donetsk, it's purely an information action (you can debate about the specific goals)

- Only a barking mad military commander would let these tanks go "into the abyss" where the likelihood of their destruction by aviation or ground anti-tank means would be HIGH, the calculation was on completely different notions.. .

- For "effective destruction of the group of Ukrainian forces" (as several nervous, unstable personages have hinted to me here) these 3 T-64s even accompanied by the 2 Kamazos with the ZU-23-2 and the bands of separatists...to put it mildly is INSUFFICIENT.

- The arrival into the ATO zone of these "boxes" essentially changes NOTHING.



- I urgently RECOMMEND THAT EVERYONE CALM DOWN...

