Reports have emerged that Russia, which has suffered significant damage from drone attacks in Ukraine, is seeking to change the battlefield situation by employing a strategy that utilizes motorcycles from China.
On the 6th (local time), the Ukrainian media outlet Kyiv Post reported that Russian troops, which have launched a full offensive in Pokrovsk, are using World War II-style motorcycle tactics with motorcycles from China.
This is a tactic of deploying small infantry units, aimed at targeting the narrow gaps in Ukraine's defensive lines.
The tactic involves 10 to 20 Russian soldiers each day on cheap Chinese motorcycles rushing into the middle zone of a stalemate front, and then digging trenches between Ukrainian positions.
A Ukrainian military commander noted, "With the infantry power lacking and the front line widening, gaps of 200 to 300 meters appear between defensive positions, allowing Russian forces to exploit them and enter on motorcycles." He said, "While most are eliminated, there are times when some are missed."
However, multiple foreign media outlets have stated that Russia's motorcycle tactics are reckless.
The British newspaper The Times reported regarding this tactic that it is part of "Putin's motorcycle suicide bikers."
The British newspaper The Sun also reported footage of casualties from Russian motorcycle units, stating, "The areas where motorcycle units have been decimated are like graveyards, true hell," adding, "Every day, corpses are piling up like mountains."
Previously, in April, Russian forces mobilized over 100 motorcycles for an offensive on the eastern front in Pokrovsk, but it is reported that most of the personnel in the motorcycle unit did not return.