A group of Ukrainians were seen in high spirits after reportedly commandeering an abandoned Russian military tank and going on a joyride against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
According to media reportsa group of men in Ukraine’s Kharkiv filmed a video of themselves driving the captured Russian tank in a snowy field.
‘Glory to Ukraine!’ yelled one man in his native tongue as he rode on top of the T-80BVM armored battle tank. ‘We did it’, shouted another as his jubilant friends laughed and cheered in the background.
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Since Russia launched an assault on Ukraine last week, photos and videos have been popping up online of apparently abandoned Russian military vehicles around the invaded country. Ukrainians claim these were left behind by Russian soldiers who were captured or fled the war.
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A number of photos and videos of charred and destroyed Russian military vehicles, from armored personnel carriers to tanks, have also surfaced. There have been several reports that “demoralized” Russian soldiers invading Ukraine have surrendered, often without a fight.
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A military adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Reuters Thursday that over 7,000 Russian servicemen have been killed since the start of the invasion, while hundreds have been taken prisoner, including senior officers.
Ukraine’s defense ministry has claimed that Russia has also lost 14 airplanes, eight helicopters, 102 tanks, 536 armed vehicles, 15 heavy machine guns and one BUK missile.
Military experts have gone on record to say that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has encountered unforeseen setbacks, even as Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted that the war was going according to plan.
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