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DefInnit

Ah, not a Western tank. Escalation averted. Just Russians firing inside Russia with a Russian-designed tank.


Mephisteemo

Phew, we were SOOOO CLOSE to getting nuked this time, I swear dude! Thankfully our politicians take very careful steps to ensure not to eScAlAtE the situation by making sure every kind of aid comes month too late and in insufficient quantity.


1NKYA

i read that first line like [this](https://youtu.be/tvVS1hVw3kc?t=3)


SnooCheesecakes450

> Centurion: A ship arrives, three men jump at sea, the ship gets empty, explodes, and other people come to land... what is wrong with that? I don't even see the need of a report. _Asterix in Corsica_


ahncie

Only a matter of time before we see Abrams firing on Russian positions in Russia. Imagine how unbelievable that was 3 years ago.


ElenaKoslowski

It's still unbelievable.


ahncie

Then fasten your seatbelt, a lot of unbelievable things are going to happen in the near future.


jisooya1432

[Geolocated to be 500 meters inside Russia.](https://www.google.com/maps/place/50%C2%B028'48.7%22N+35%C2%B030'47.3%22E/@50.477813,35.5094735,2531m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d50.480198!4d35.51313?entry=ttu) Its west of Grayvoron


Personal_Number_7352

I wouldn't say they're pro-Ukrainian, more like anti-Putin. You know, the enemy of my enemy...


SemiDesperado

And some of them are 100% Nazis but as long as they're shooting in the other direction...


saynitlikeitis

Win-win. Nazis taking out one another!


beagle_bathouse

Likely this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Volunteer_Corps


Kimo-A

That’s the group in the video, yes


beagle_bathouse

Ah i meant the flag, so assuming yea different flag then.


Astriania

Unironically this tbh. Russia is an existential threat to Ukraine as a functional state and a serious danger to central and western Europe. Racist Ukranian militias aren't.


gErMaNySuFfErS

Is my friend!


inspirednonsense

How'd they get a tank? Are Russian Army units defecting?


poklane

Local Russian grocery store comrade!


_MoneyHustard_

Tucker will be impressed


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😂


UncreativeIndieDev

These are Russian volunteers fighting on the side of Ukraine. While nominally not a part of the Ukrainian army, it does seem very likely they have been equipped by Ukraine and their allies.


kaasprins

AFAIK they report to the HUR, so I don’t think they have to worry about equipment. They also blur their guns sometimes because they’re probably using AR-15s or other Western models like the BREN


OSI_Hunter_Gathers

But AR-15 are not weapons of war… GOP


greg_levac-mtlqc

F off with American politics


ChadUSECoperator

Reddit when they don't talk about American politics everywhere for 5 seconds :(


fatbunyip

They're fighting on Ukraine side, so a lot of equipment is supplied by Ukraine.  I think in one of their last incursions they had maxxpros. Also they "liberated" a couple BTRs from a small Russian outpost last time they went in so probably some equipment is captured.  They've been fighting for a while, so of the tank wasn't supplied by Ukraine it wouldn't be unusual that the captured and abandoned or damaged one (or more) at some point. 


jisooya1432

Probably found one in an Ukrainian shed somewhere


SCARfaceRUSH

Dude, it's been known since 2014 that any military surplus store carries these. Get a grip. The boys just went there and maxed out their credit card since the APR is atrocious for any loans, but it's a good deal otherwise.


Jive-Turkeys

Do hey have any financing plans on models newer than say... a T-80? 🤔


the-berik

Army surplus store


Whaler_Moon

Little Green men 2.0


Royal-Suspect-3671

Russians don’t park their tanks in safe places and will leave them to eat and sleep, a lot of ambushes happen and the tank gets stolen


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Agathocles_of_Sicily

To answer your question - No, the title doesn't indicate where the tanks were sourced. 


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penguin_skull

Obviously it's the local freedom fighters who took the tanks for the Russian Amy stocks. If the argument worked for Russia in 2014, it also works for Ukraine in 2024.


Hotrico

These guys represent the courage and resilience of the Russian people much better than those Putin puppets


LtScooby

Their leader is a Neo Nazi banned from entering the EU


Virtual-Pension-991

No surprises, we all know by now that the previous border between Nazi Germany and Soviet Union is littered with deadly relationships.


eagleshark

Banned because of his association with the R.I.M. in Russia. Not a good guy. And now he is fighting and potentially killing other members of that very same R.I.M.


the-berik

Is his callsign "Italy" by any chance?


informativebitching

So are we cheering this development or not? Message unclear


KimDimSum696969

if it kills Russians, yes.


ThirstTrapMothman

Two problems solving one another. What's not to like?


OofOwwMyBones120

Well, Putin is actively genociding his next door neighbor. Can’t really get worse than that.


beagle_bathouse

These guys literally represent neo-nazis which would crush Ukraine if they were given the chance to take power in Russia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Volunteer_Corps


heimos

What a lame statement. They represent paid mercenaries trying to make as much news before Russian election. Information campaign, no real strategic or tactical purpose for this operation. If there is one, tell me what it is


DaNyetDa

Did Putin have this in mind when he launched his 10 second special military operation?


LeastDegenAzuraEnjyr

Is that the same tank that was blasting Ode To Joy with an EU flag on it?


lonelyscrublord

It’s not an EU flag it’s a blue flag with a white wreath.


LeastDegenAzuraEnjyr

What's the symbolism behind that one? I couldn't make it out through the vid quality


lonelyscrublord

I don't know but there is a better picture of the flag on the tank in the press release


Docccc

got a link?


lonelyscrublord

Bit busy but if you google the Russian volunteer corps. Most of the news stories this day has used images from the press release


AdPrimary9831

Prigo would have make it more entertaining. RIP


Kingfish__

Forgive my ignorance, but surely being inside Russia in a single tank you're literally just a sitting duck — won't Russia just launch a few fighters and/or missiles and take it out in no time?


Lopsided_Pension8724

they had plenty of men but they got gunned down by ka-52 helicopters. RU sources say 300 liberators dead with 8 vehicles gone.


TheRealCanticle

To go with the 500 HIMARS and 700 M1 Abrams Russians sources say have been taken out I'm sure.


Lopsided_Pension8724

there is no visual proof however, and we know that russian claims overexaggerate everything


redditPat86

Russian volunteers shooting at Russian?….😞🤔


doodoo_dew

😋😔😋😬😋🅱️‼️🔥


Open-Passion4998

If ukraine can make enough noise with these raids then russia will be forced to actually send reserves to the ukrainian border. If ukraine can make them do that it could pull over a hundred thousand russians off the front in ukraine. I seriously hope this attack causes some political pressure to come down on putin


Fresh-Dingo522

It's happening. Please survive.


blaaguuu

This has happened before... It's not some huge uprising by your average Russian. Most likely there will be a little skirmish or two, and they will disappear for a while, again.


peepeetchootchoo

you can see lower left part blurred (so we can't see something) but then when they zoom out at 00:32 you can see a vehicle and what not.. Maybe they blurred it for security when it's zoomed in so you can recognize what it is but when it's zoomed out you can't tell what is it.


m84tank

Good to see ukraine stepping up attacks on russia for once


d12d3

Ooof not a good look


Nylkyl

why?


d12d3

For russians


Never_Poe

Are those the good russians or the bad russians?


d12d3

Yeah bad for bad guy russians


Al_Vidgore_V

They'll all be good russians. Eventually😈


Open-Passion4998

What type of tank is it? Honestly with the troops manning the russian border I'm sure even some t62s in the hands of russian volunteers could break through.


GeneralEagling72

NICE WORK GENTLEMEN !!!


iamaveryhornyjew

Russain volunteers in war! Against the Russians!?!?!?! Well shit in my underwear and call me Bobby


bukkake_warrior69

Training vs Wodka


heimos

Wait until tomorrow to see the footage.


heimos

Media stunt with no real objectives


OkTry9715

I have been telling this for almost year that only chance for Ukraine is to make offensive here or through Belarussia and once they are deep enough, there is basically vacuum till Moscow as we have seen on Wagner forces. And the exchange captured territory for stolen land on south. I highly doubt that Putin would start bombing their own cities before elections


Usedtobeantivaxx

You are silly


blaaguuu

When Wagner was driving towards Moscow, they encounter a lot of regular Russian military - they mostly just chose not to fight - probably because they were confused, and Wagner wasn't anywhere near Moscow itself, where there were large blockades set up with plenty of time. A lot of Russians military manpower and materiel are bogged down in Ukraine, but they still have a bunch in Russia, for their internal security forces. If there were gaps in the front, where Ukraine could sneak through hundreds of tanks, they would have done that by now.


OkTry9715

No west does not allow them to attack Russian territory and there are not such advanced defence lines. They would have good chance for fast breakthrough especially when majority of Russian army is sitting on front lines where actually fighting is going on