Russians send Soviet-era tanks packed with explosives into Ukraine
By Joe Tacopino
June 19, 2023
Russian soldiers are packing defunct, Soviet-era tanks with devastating explosives and rolling them directly into Ukrainian positions in the latest desperate attempt by the Kremlin to gain an advantage on the battlefield.
In video footage posted online, a 70-year-old T-54 tank rigged with six tons of explosives could be seen guided by remote control as it rolls toward a Ukrainian trench.
The vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, however, is obliterated into a cloud of dust and smoke when it suddenly strikes a mine before being demolished by a Ukrainian anti-tank missile, according to Forbes.
The massive explosion took place just about 200 feet from Ukrainian soldiers, some of whom may have been killed or injured by the blast.
The clandestine move by Russian forces shows the desperation of Moscow and Russian President Vladimir Putin 16 months into a difficult and protracted conflict.
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Source: https://nypost.com/2023/06/19/russians-send-soviet-era-tanks-packed-with-explosives-into-ukraine/
@Kamaji The whole world knows that at this point,discounting their nuclear weapons,the "Mighty Soviet Union" of the 50's and 60's is now a Paper Tiger.
The question I have is "WHY haven't the geezers in the Kremlin got together before this became as obvious as the sun in your eyes,and figured out some way to bow gracefully,declare a victory,and return their troops behind Soviet borders?
Look at probably their biggest event of the year,the annual May Day Parade,where the USSR trots their finest troops and military hardware down Red Square to the admiring applause of their serfs.
This year they only had ONE tank in the parade,and now they are sending the previously obsolete tanks they USED to have as reserves,into front line positions filled with explosives to open a hole in the Ukrainian front lines.
This tells ME they are running even lower on replacement soldiers than they are replacement tanks.
The geezer Generals and Admirals in the walls of power in Moscow had BETTER be getting their Biden in order and ordering retreats back behind the borders while they still have living troops and mobile tanks capable of retreating.
Ask yourself this,What is THE most dangerous thing that can happen to a dictatorship?"
The obvious answer is "To have their serfs stop fearing them."
I have a feeling that "History is going to be made soon,BIG TIME!"
Sadly,I don't see Pooty Poot and the other senior Soviets giving up their armored Mercedes,Mansions guarded by elite Red Army units outside of town,or any of their personal wealth in a "grab as much as you can and run to the border!" moment.
I see them calling out what is left of the Red Army to fire on the protestors.
This would have worked as recently as 5 or 10 years ago,but I am not so certain the actual soldiers in the Red Army wouldn't fire on their superiors at this point. After all,who has suffered more or seen the evidence of the incompetence of the Soviet leadership than them?
Will the senior Soviet response be to unleash the nukes on Ukraine as well as some of their own cities,or to don worn clothes and an old Lada in a mad rush to the border to seek exile?
"Interesting times",indeed for those of us who can witness it from a distance.
