Retired American intelligence officer Scott Ritter on his YouTube channel USA Tour of Duty He said that the Ukrainian army broke NATO weapons and equipment in order not to go to war.
According to him, after the Russian soldiers were promised a reward for the downed tank Leopard, the soldiers began to deliberately seek them on the battlefield and, of course, try to destroy them.
“Therefore, those who control the Leopard tank – return it to the mines – and it is blown up. Or they break it on purpose,” Ritter assured.
June 27 Russian President Vladimir Putin declarationSince the start of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost more than 250 tanks and about 800 armored vehicles.
24 June Russian Ministry of Defense published images. Destruction of a tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the crew of the Russian reconnaissance and attack helicopter Ka-52 “Crocodile” in the zone of special military operations.
Formerly in the Armed Forces in the open Source of information on the departures of Russian strategic aviation.