The Russian Ministry of Defense released video footage today, Tuesday, showing what it claimed to be "German-made Leopard tanks and American-made Bradley combat vehicles" that were seized by Russian forces during a battle with Ukrainian troops. In a brief statement, the ministry described the military equipment it captured as "our spoils," stating that the video shows its soldiers inspecting the equipment in the Vostok region (in the east).
Foreign media reported: "What we feared has happened, Russian army personnel are studying the destroyed and abandoned M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and Leopard 2A6 tanks." The ministry noted that "the engines of some vehicles were operational, indicating a quick escape by the Ukrainian crews." Ukraine confirmed yesterday, Monday, that its forces had recaptured a series of villages from Russian forces along a front stretching about 100 kilometers in the southeast.
