I can't help but notice that across the Ukraine, Russians soldiers are abandoning lots of their kit, I don't mean personal kit such as a rifle here, a water bottle there, I'm talking heavy armour which have nothing wrong with them. last night I came across a video of a load of farmers coming across 4 unattended 2K22 Tunguska anti aircraft systems
The Tungustka is designed to shoot down aircraft, it sports two 30mm cannons and 4 missiles all of which can be used in the ground role if needed which would really spoil your day and yet 4 (which come in at $16 million each) were just left by their crews which the allowed the lcoal farmers to set fire to them and destroy them
#Ukraine: Locals in #Mykolaiv Oblast found 4 abandoned 2K22M/M1 Tunguska AA vehicles. And burned them down. pic.twitter.com/U3hfBEoxTS
— πΊπ¦ Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) March 3, 2022
There’s a another of a BM 21 Grad rocket launcher fully
loaded - thats 40 missiles which each carry a 20kg warhead of high explosive - ready to be lauched abandoned
#Ukraine: A BM-21 Grad pattern MRL abandoned by Russian forces then captured by local TDF. Note that it is fully loaded. pic.twitter.com/4bhJe9jnC7
— πΊπ¦ Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) March 3, 2022
Then there are numerous posts on social media which show abandoned top of the range tanks such at this T80.
Theres even videos of Farmers using their tractors to take away tracked vehicles that they can use on the farm:#Ukraine: The Territorial Defense volunteers captured a modern Russian T-80BVM, along with one supply truck seized and one more destroyed. pic.twitter.com/bN5OVVXzTE
— πΊπ¦ Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) March 3, 2022
My point? what is going through the heads of the Russians soldiers for them to simply leave their vehicles behind in working order, in a country where they not only outnumber the defenders in everything, but are winning the war they started?#Ukraine: This time Ukrainian farmers stole an abandoned Russian UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, armed with line charges. Seems that plowing will be much easier from now. pic.twitter.com/mGf27FeAfv
— πΊπ¦ Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) March 3, 2022