MK254
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Kwenye hili, Ukraine walifanya babkubwa yaani, waliwaacha Warusi waingie na silaha zao ndani kwa ndani, na Warusi walivyo wajinga wakaingiza silaha zao Ukraine kichwa kichwa, ghafla Ukraine wakatiririka kwa mshtuko wa ajabu, Warusi wakakimbia na kuacha silaha zao, Ukraine wamejichukulia zana za kila aina....
As Russian forces surrendered more than 2,300 square miles to advancing Ukrainian troops in a little over a week-more ground than Russia has taken in the last five months of fighting-some troops running for their lives left vast stashes of Soviet-era weaponry, which the defending Ukrainians can now operate, including at least 17 vehicles on Monday alone.
Open-source tracker Oryx found that the captured Russian equipment varied from BMP-2 amphibious infantry fighting vehicles to scores of tanks, including T-80 variant tanks that date back to the 1980s, which experts pegged at about half of the combat-ready inventory. With poorly trained Russian units, some cobbled together from Russia's national guard and police forces, falling away from the front lines, Ukrainian forces stumbled upon an embarrassment of riches on the battlefield.
"They just left their tanks, artillery, special equipment, a lot of armor, and were just trying to save their lives," a Ukrainian military official told Foreign Policy, speaking on condition of anonymity to provide an update on ongoing military operations. "They will be used against Russia."
As Russian forces surrendered more than 2,300 square miles to advancing Ukrainian troops in a little over a week-more ground than Russia has taken in the last five months of fighting-some troops running for their lives left vast stashes of Soviet-era weaponry, which the defending Ukrainians can now operate, including at least 17 vehicles on Monday alone.
Open-source tracker Oryx found that the captured Russian equipment varied from BMP-2 amphibious infantry fighting vehicles to scores of tanks, including T-80 variant tanks that date back to the 1980s, which experts pegged at about half of the combat-ready inventory. With poorly trained Russian units, some cobbled together from Russia's national guard and police forces, falling away from the front lines, Ukrainian forces stumbled upon an embarrassment of riches on the battlefield.
"They just left their tanks, artillery, special equipment, a lot of armor, and were just trying to save their lives," a Ukrainian military official told Foreign Policy, speaking on condition of anonymity to provide an update on ongoing military operations. "They will be used against Russia."
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