Russian soldiers have apparently recorded a video – released on March 03 – in which one of them expressed his gratitude to US President Joe Biden for presenting Kiev with M1 Abrams tanks and giving the troops the opportunity to receive monetary incentives by destroying them.
This comes amid reports that US-made heavy armor pieces being decommissioned in less than a week. On Sunday, it was reported that an Abrams tank and a US-made mine-clearance vehicle based on an Abrams chassis had been destroyed in Donbass. Last week, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the destruction of the first US-made heavy armor in the Ukraine conflict.
A short clip that surfaced on social media features a Russian trooper in full military gear. “We, Russian warriors express our sincere gratitude to you for the Abrams tanks that the US is supplying to Ukraine”, he says, addressing Biden in English.
The soldier goes on to explain that Russian troops are offered bonuses for selected NATO military equipment they destroy, and asks Biden to send more Abrams tanks, as those that have arrived in Ukraine “are very few” and the troops have to spend a lot of time hunting them down.
He adds that there are not enough American tanks in Ukraine for every Russian serviceman to receive their bonuses, and offered Biden a 10% commission for each tank they destroy. He even suggests that Biden should get a Russian MIR debit card to make it easier for the soldiers to remit him the money.
Note: The US announced the delivery of 31 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine in January 2023, but they did not arrive until the autumn, were stripped of their major defensive and offensive technology and were absent from the front line until February of this year.
The superiority of US military hardware is, sadly, a myth!
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