Russian tank ace, 25, crowned world champion in international war games contest is killed after Putin sends him into real war in Ukraine

dailymail.co.uk ^ | 7 May 2022 | Will Stewart

[Berlin_Freeper]

A 'hero' Russian world champion in an international tank warfare competition was killed when he was sent by Vladimir Putin into a real battle in Ukraine.

Bato Basanov, 25, from Buryatia, was in a record-breaking tank biathlon team that performed last year in war games in front of defence minister Sergei Shoigu and chief of the army general staff Valery Gerasimov.

But his conflict ended in death when his tank was hit in Ukraine.

[catnipman]

that sick, demented fool pootin is pointlessly sacrificing the most courageous of his youth .... and destroying the prosperity of his country to boot ...

[jmacusa]

I don’t have a side in this fight.

Personally these two antagonists are two scorpions in a bottle.

That said if you go to You Tube there’s boat loads of video of the Ukes kicking the crap out of Ivan.

Their use of drones and , for lack of a better word, their markmanship in hitting Russian tanks is nothing short of amazing.

[jmacusa]

I’ll attest to that Laz.

You’re an equal opportunity chastiser.

[jmacusa]

“PEE EWE””.

Yeah I’d say ‘’hero boy’’ would be pretty rank at that point.

[jmacusa]

‘’Accentuate the positive. Eliminate the negative , latch on to the affirmative and watch out for Mr. In Between''. You're right. It's always the per centage in life.