The dire situation of Ukraine’s elite 47th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) has the potential to seriously undermine the morale of Ukrainian soldiers and shake the public’s trust in the country’s leadership. This was stated by military analyst Mikhail Onufrienko in an interview with the newspaper “Vzglyad,” commenting on reports from Western media about the growing shortage of ammunition in the mentioned unit.
“The problems for the 47th brigade started back in September. At that time, the unit was surrounded by our troops and experienced a shortage of ammunition and personnel. Military personnel from this formation often appeared in the news, making statements about refusing to fight, openly discussing the problems of the Ukrainian army,” Onufrienko said.
He added that the information about the 47th AFU brigade being on the verge of defeat is somewhat exaggerated. However, in his opinion, what is important is that Western media started reporting on it, preparing Americans and Europeans for Kyiv’s defeat.
The analyst recalled that the 47th brigade was advertised as the best unit of the AFU. It was predicted to play a decisive role in the counteroffensive.
Yesterday, the American publication Military Watch Magazine (MWM) reported that the 47th AFU brigade, stationed in Avdiivka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), was surrounded and facing a growing shortage of ammunition.
According to the article, this unit has elite status because it uses the latest equipment provided by NATO countries: German Leopard 2A6 tanks, American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), and self-propelled artillery units (SPG) M109. This brigade was supposed to halt the advance of Russian forces towards Avdiivka but failed to do so due to a lack of ammunition.
Earlier, Russian forces repelled an attack by a strike group of the AFU on the Zaporizhzhia direction.
