Posted on 10/06/2022 5:17:26 PM PDT by Timber Rattler
A video has emerged on social media showing what appears to be three Russian soldiers surrendering to Ukrainian forces as their armored personnel carrier (APC) flies a makeshift white flag.
Vitaly Kim, head of the Nikolayev region’s military administration, shared the video on his official Telegram channel Wednesday, claiming that the Russian soldiers sold the armored vehicle to the Ukrainian military as part of the surrender process.
“We bought an BMP-2 (APC),” Kim wrote in the caption, the pro-Ukraine news outlet zn.ua reported.
The recording, which was also uploaded to the pro-Ukrainian Telegram channel “Nikolayevskiy Vanyok,” shows the armored vehicle with a piece of white cloth tied to its gun barrel approaching what appears to be a pre-arranged location.
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It comes after Ukraine’s parliament passed a law in April offering Russian troops monetary compensation if they willingly surrender military equipment to Kyiv’s forces.
Those who turn in a plane should expect be paid $1 million, while surrendering a tank would be rewarded with $100,000. An APC like the one seen in the video would make its occupants $50,000 richer.
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ukes paid for the weapons?
weirdest apc ever
Bmp-1
.....lol, an FR Putinista will post “I’m skeptical” in.....3,2,1.....seconds!
Update on Russian operations in Ukraine for October 5, 2022
- Latest US aid package falls far short of replacing steep Ukrainian losses amid continued offensives;
- Ukraine’s offensive has limited capabilities, will not achieve “victory” over Russian forces in territory deemed “Ukrainian” by Kiev;
- Ukrainian offensive is an “all-or-nothing” proposition, hoping to achieve psychological and political gains toward ending the conflict in ways Ukrainian military force cannot;
- Western analysts celebrate the psychological impact the offensive is having on pro-Russian media, pundits, and even prominent members of Russian society;
- In reality, Ukraine will be left overextended and vulnerable just as Russia’s 300,000-strong mobilization begins shaping the battlefield.
sorry! but that is not an APC! It is a tank. The surrendering soldiers will split $100K reward.
I believe that
Unless the Nazis kill them and keep it for themselves.
Putin Fanboys
“That’s not a white flag of surrender. It’s a whiter shade of pale.”
“Those who turn in a plane should expect be paid $1 million, while surrendering a tank would be rewarded with $100,000. An APC like the one seen in the video would make its occupants $50,000 richer.”
Checkbook warfare, and it will work.
ukes paid for the weapons?
Actually, we did and the local UKEs closed the deals.
The driver would have been wise to leave his sidearm in the vehicle, but the soldier who searched and disarmed him was calm about it. These guys get to split 50 grand and survive the war, but going back to Russia might be an issue now that their surrender was broadcast to the world. That might discourage others...
yep
Globohomos obviously.
FreshPrince called it. It is a BMP-1. Has the 76mm low velocity cannon, not the 30mm autocannon.
NOT a tank. Technically not an APC (Armored Personal Carrier) but an IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) but that is quibbling a bit.
A BMP is not a tank. It’s meant to ferry troops to and from the combat zone.
Thing is, half the planet uses them. How do we know it’s Russian? Could just as easily be Ukrainian
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