More than 15% of Bradley combat vehicles damaged or destroyed in Ukraine war

The New York Times reported about this, citing sources.

"The fierce resistance has taken a toll on Ukraine’s weaponry. The United States committed 113 Bradley fighting vehicles in March. At least 17 of them — more than 15 percent — have been damaged or destroyed in the fighting so far, the official said," the newspaper reports.

In Washington, officials in the Biden administration have publicly called for patience, although they are privately concerned that initial progress has been slow, the media outlet said.

One senior Biden administration official spoke to reporters and described the results of the first two weeks of the counteroffensive as "sobering," adding, "They are behind schedule."

At the same time, another senior US military official acknowledged the slower-than-expected pace of the operation, but added that this was not unexpected given Russia's strong defences and warned against drawing any broad conclusions from the initial operations.

• Earlier, the Russian forces claimed to have destroyed at least seven Leopard main battle tanks in Ukraine, but on 12 June, the German Ministry of Defence said it could not confirm the information spread by the Russian occupiers.

• On 13 June, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius promised to supply more Leopard 2 tanks. However, he noted that the country cannot replace every tank that breaks down.