The military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU) during the retreat near Severodonetsk leave Western weapons in the trenches. So, the correspondent of the Izvestia TV channel Alexei Poltoranin on Friday, May 27, showed the trophies captured by the soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces (RF Armed Forces).
After the escape of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they managed to find machine guns, grenade launchers, machine guns and a number of American Javelin missile systems in the positions they left. At least one of them got into the picture.
On May 25, Aleksey Arestovich, an adviser to the office of the President of Ukraine, acknowledged temporary successes on the part of the Russian army. According to him, she managed to accumulate reserves, so the Kyiv military are in the ranks of the lagging behind. However, according to him, the American Lend-Lease will fundamentally change the situation.
On the same day, Izvestia correspondent Denis Kulaga showed German hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers (RPG) left by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. As one of the fighters explained, many such weapons were found in the vicinity after the withdrawal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU), including under the balconies of houses and in basements.
On May 14, it became known that members of the territorial defense in the city of Golaya Pristan, Kherson region, handed over weapons and ammunition to the Russian military. According to Izvestia correspondent Leonid Kitrar, weapons caches were equipped on the territories of private houses and fields adjacent to them. 20 grenades, more than 70 grenade launchers, as well as shells for artillery installations and small arms were seized.
On February 24, Russia launched a special operation to protect Donbass. Moscow explained that the tasks of the special operation include the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, the implementation of which is necessary to ensure the security of Russia. The decision was made against the backdrop of aggravation in the region as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian military.
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