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The Russian Defense Ministry has reported the thwarting of Ukraine’s major offensive and the destruction of Leopard main battle tanks. According to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (68), eight Leopard main battle tanks have been destroyed.
In announcing this success, the Kremlin allegedly presented false “evidence”. As the pro-Russian military blog “Voyenny Osvedomitel” writes, the video shared by the Russian Ministry of Defense shows the destruction of a tractor, not a Leopard tank.
Are these pictures from last year?
The fake success story also caused a lot of criticism from other Russian military bloggers. It was a clear forgery, so the tenor.
According to the nationalist blogger Fighterbomber, these are images from the previous year. At that time, Kiev did not have Western Leopard-type main battle tanks.
Germany supplied most of the Leopard tanks to Ukraine. They must help the country to recapture the territories occupied by Russia during the planned offensive.
In the past, the Russian Ministry of Defense has repeatedly exaggerated its success stories. According to its spokesman Igor Konashenkov (57), the Russian army has shot down significantly more Ukrainian aircraft than the country has ever done. (SDA/dzc)
Source: Blick
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