War in Ukraine: Kremlin celebrates awards for capturing Western tanks

The Kremlin on Wednesday welcomed the initiative of Russian authorities and companies to offer monetary rewards to the military for capturing or destroying Western tanks on the battlefield in Ukraine.

“This once again testifies to the unity and desire of all, to the best of their ability, directly or indirectly, to help a special military operation (in Ukraine) and achieve their goals,” said the representative of the Presidium RussiaDmitry Peskov in his daily press conference.

So Peskov answered the question of what he thinks about the decision of the governor of Transbaikalia Alexander Osipov to pay 3 million rubles (a little more than 42 thousand dollars) to the inhabitants of this East Siberian region, who captured a western tank supplied Ukraine.

According to the governor’s order, a reward of one million rubles (about $14,000) will be given for the destruction of a Western tank.

Noting that Ukraine had not yet received Western tanks, the Kremlin spokesman stressed that all these tanks would be destroyed.

“And if there are such stimulus measures, I think there will be more enthusiasm,” Peskov said, adding that Russian companies are also promoting such initiatives.

This Monday, the Russian company FORES announced that it will pay 5 million rubles (a little over $71,000) to whoever destroys the first NATO tank, and 500,000 rubles (a little over $7,100) for each of the following,

If Ukraine start receiving Western fighters “The financial reward for the first destroyed aircraft will be 15 million rubles (about $214,000),” the company added.

Over 100 Western tanks

Ukraine it will receive “between 120 and 140” Western heavy tanks, Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said Tuesday, just days after Kyiv’s allies agreed to supply him with powerful weapons.

“The Armed Forces of Ukraine will receive from 120 to 140 modern tanks of Western models,” the minister said in a video on Facebook, recalling that these are German-designed Leopard 2, British Challenger 2 and American Abrams.

For the first time, Kyiv has announced the number of armored vehicles it expects to receive from its Western allies.

Several countries have announced in recent days their intention to put these machines in the shortest possible time. Ukraine.

The UK wants to deliver the Challenger by the end of March, while Germany plans to deliver its first Leopard 2s in late March or early April. For its part, the United States announced the delivery of 31 Abrams aircraft.

(According to EFE and AFP)

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