He shared this assessment during a live broadcast on Hromadske Radio.
"Honor to our men and women... Over the summer, we inflicted heavy losses on enemy troops and equipment. I wouldn’t call their current situation mere convulsions, but... While russia still has plenty of infantry, their equipment situation is far worse," Berkal stated.
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He pointed out that the once-elite Kantemirovskaya division, which previously operated modern T-90 tanks with T-80s in reserve, is now receiving heavily degraded, rusted-out vehicles—essentially scraping the bottom of the barrel.
"They still have some reserves left. They throw them into battle, and they burn. As for their troops, they’re filling the ranks with whoever they can. A third come from prisons. Another third enlist simply to avoid imprisonment. The last third are Soviet-minded individuals who still believe they are fighting Americans on Ukrainian soil," Berkal noted.
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