A Ukrainian serviceman drives a quad bike on a road that leads to the town of Chasiv Yar, in the Donetsk region, on March 30, 2024.
A Ukrainian serviceman drives a quad bike on a road that leads to the town of Chasiv Yar, in the Donetsk region, on March 30, 2024.
  • Russia is relying more on small, fast vehicles — like ATVs and motorbikes — to conduct operations.
  • Moscow has been using these systems to move troops and stage attacks, Western intelligence says.
  • But these light vehicles are more vulnerable than armored vehicles to Ukrainian attacks.

Russian forces are increasingly relying on light and fast vehicles like ATVs and motorbikes to move troops to the front lines, conduct reconnaissance of Ukrainian positions, and execute assaults.