When the Russians do so, it is called using relics.
Both sides are conducting a full-on information war.
The Russian information war is going very well in Russia, where it is most important to the Russian side.
The Ukrainian information war is going very well in the rest of Western Civilization (mostly Europe and the United States), where it is most important to the Ukrainians.
Because Russia, supposedly being a superpower, should NOT have to be cobbling together "technicals" to replenish its armored forces to continue its invasion of Ukraine, the clear underdog in this war.
Lol true
I guess the difference we are bombarded by people saying Russian losses are fake news Ukrainians are losing 50-1, Russian military, economy and manufacturing are all doing splendid….
Hey after 6 months they have almost taken bakmut and successfully denazified many Ukrainian er ah Russian cities with their humanitarian rockets and missiles…
Well no.
The Ukrainians are deploying lots of captured Russian tanks and armor. It is very possible that Ukraine has more captured Russian tanks than are being supplied by various NATO nations.
It is reported that Russia is now sending T 62 tanks that date from the 60’s into the battle. Russia is out of the good modern tanks.
There are reports of some new tanks being deployed but they fail mechanically. Having been hastily manufactured and lacking some parts no longer available, they just don’t work very well.
“When the the Ukrainians show this sort of improvisation, it is called heroic.
When the Russians do so, it is called using relics.”
Well, duh, because it’s not heroic to deplete your whole military stock trying to conquer a few scraps of land from your tiny neighbor if you are the “second most powerful nation on the planet”.