Russia seizes Ukrainian Leopard tanks and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles
The Russian Defense Ministry released a video on May 13 showing its forces inspecting NATO-standard armored vehicles they captured from Ukraine.
The video shows a Russian soldier walking around several damaged vehicles, including a German-made Leopard 2 main battle tank and a US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle. The soldier says some of their engines are still running and “these vehicles are clearly not as scary as we thought.”
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| Images of Ukrainian tanks and armored vehicles being shot down by Russia have been shared on social media in recent days. Photo: RT |
Russia called the captured vehicles “war trophies,” stressing that their condition showed “the rapid pace of the fighting, as well as the readiness of the Ukrainian army to abandon equipment in combat.”
To support Ukraine’s counteroffensive, the West has provided the country with dozens of armored vehicles, including main battle tanks. Ukrainian Defense Minister Aleksey Reznikov hopes these armored convoys will be a “game changer” in the conflict.
Ukraine launched a counter-offensive last week but has so far made no significant progress on the front line. Russia said it had thwarted all Ukrainian attempts to breach its defenses./.
