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Russia flaunts Western military hardware captured in war in Ukraine
BBC News ^ | May 1, 2024 | Steve Rosenberg

Posted on 05/01/2024 11:57:04 AM PDT by Trump20162020

I'm in Victory Park, Moscow's giant memorial complex dedicated to the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany. A new open-air exhibition has just opened.

But it has nothing to do with World War Two.

On display is Western military hardware captured by the Russian army in Ukraine.

They are war trophies and Russia has decided to flaunt them.

Among the armour here is a British Army Husky tactical support vehicle which had been donated to Ukraine. Its windscreen is covered in bullet-holes.

Opposite the Husky I can see Western tanks that had been transferred to the Ukrainian military. There's an American Abrams which had been damaged on the battlefield. A German Leopard tank, too.

In fact, there's a long line of German armour. And above it a sign: "History is repeating itself."

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: russia
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1 posted on 05/01/2024 11:57:04 AM PDT by Trump20162020
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To: Trump20162020
Of course, "flaunting" your enemy's military equipment is only possible if you're winning a war and winning big.

Ukraine can only lose more lives and territory to continuing to fight Biden's failed proxy war with Russia.

2 posted on 05/01/2024 12:02:18 PM PDT by Kazan
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3 posted on 05/01/2024 12:02:35 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

HA, good. Stupid of us to have caused this war in the first place.


4 posted on 05/01/2024 12:05:07 PM PDT by RinaseaofDs
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To: Trump20162020

Russia stronk as Abrams tank, da.


5 posted on 05/01/2024 12:12:23 PM PDT by moovova ("The NEXT ELECTION is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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To: Trump20162020
Make Ukraine Great Again


6 posted on 05/01/2024 12:12:46 PM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: Trump20162020

Thank you, Joe Biden!


7 posted on 05/01/2024 12:12:52 PM PDT by MAGA2017
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To: Trump20162020

Defense Contractors get paid whether they get captured, blown up, or don’t work…GO DEFENSE CONTRACTORS!!! /s


8 posted on 05/01/2024 12:13:00 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: JonPreston

LOL


9 posted on 05/01/2024 12:13:11 PM PDT by MAGA2017
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To: Red Badger

The Ruzzians sure love their red flags, don’t they?


10 posted on 05/01/2024 12:14:58 PM PDT by MeganC ("Russians are subhuman" - posted by Kazan 8 March 2024)
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To: Trump20162020

The Abrams looks like it took a beating and is burned out.


11 posted on 05/01/2024 12:20:49 PM PDT by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: Trump20162020

Should someone bother to tell them that, until FJB took over, it was policy not to give the latest US tech to 3rd world kleptocracies, so that the CCP couldn’t reverse engineer it?


12 posted on 05/01/2024 12:27:09 PM PDT by jonascord (First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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To: RinaseaofDs

“Stupid of us to have caused this war in the first place.”

Oh, you’re a Russian? How quaint.


13 posted on 05/01/2024 12:36:30 PM PDT by MeganC ("Russians are subhuman" - posted by Kazan 8 March 2024)
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To: Trump20162020

Nobody ever talks about all the murdered people in Afghanistan, once Zero pulled out our troops and equipment.


14 posted on 05/01/2024 12:55:42 PM PDT by JJBookman (Democrats = Party of mass murder)
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To: MeganC

Nice tagline MeganC! It’s same one that filled the mouths of SS officers as they marauded and murdered with their Ukie allies. But hey, tranny coke head and his azov minions not “real” nazies, amiright?

Also, love the “if you don’t tow the party line your a russkie!” line of argument. So deep and convincing. Really captures the situation. You should go into diplomacy.


15 posted on 05/01/2024 12:56:17 PM PDT by TonyinLA (I don't have sufficient information to formulate a reasoned opinion said no lefty ever.)
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To: MeganC

I am neither pro-Russia or pro-Ukraine.
I am only pro-United states of America.
With national debt far greater than GDP, it is asinine to BORROW money to fund foreign wars. Neither Ukraine or Russia attacked USA, and we can not afford to dabble in foreign wars.


16 posted on 05/01/2024 12:58:52 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes (I will be voting for Trump/whoever in November. If he loses in 2024, country is toast.)
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To: MeganC

Oh, you’re still spout the same loads of crap? How quaint.


17 posted on 05/01/2024 1:04:09 PM PDT by ANKE69 ("Russians aren't people" proudly posted by MeganC)
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To: TonyinLA

Nice tagline MeganC!

Its Kazan’s tag line - he’s an ardent Pro Russian supporter.


18 posted on 05/01/2024 1:12:15 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Bobbyvotes

I am neither pro-Russia or pro-Ukraine. bI am only pro-United states of America.

Thanks for parroting the standard FR Russian boiler plate - I had thought you people had moved on. Guess not.


19 posted on 05/01/2024 1:14:40 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Trump20162020
And the Ukraine flaunts tank captured from Russia...


20 posted on 05/01/2024 1:30:37 PM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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