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| Russia sends out just ONE tank on Victory Day parade as Putin's depleted military suffers continued losses in Ukraine: Deluded Vladimir says he wants 'peace' and accuses the West of waging 'real war' |
| 2023-05-09 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Russia sent out just one aged tank for its Victory Day parade on Moscow's Red Square today as Vladimir Putin's depleted military continues to suffer losses in Ukraine. In his speech, watched by scores of uniformed soldiers, military officials and leaders of former Soviet nations, Putin claimed that Russia wants peace while accusing the 'western elite' of waging a 'real war' against his invading troops. It came just hours after another barrage of cruise missiles hit several sites across Ukraine. 'Civilisation is once again at a decisive turning point. A real war has been unleashed against our motherland,' he said in a reference to his ongoing invasion that the Kremlin portrays as being a proxy conflict with the West. With snipers watching the crowd closely, he welcomed soldiers fighting in Ukraine who were present at the parade, and framed his on-going illegal invasion as being akin to the Soviet fight against Nazi Germany in the Second World War, which came to an end 78 years ago - a false narrative that has nevertheless resonated at home. 'To Russia! To our brave armed forces! To Victory!' Putin concluded in his speech. As the Russian President's address came to a close, cheers rang out across Red Square, with a gun salute and the Russian national anthem, though with a much slimmed down show of military hardware - and no aviation. And in a stark contrast to previous years which have seen Moscow roll out its latest and most sophisticated war machines, today saw just a single tank took part - a Second World War-era T-34. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #8 I was told by someone in Europe that this sole tank was purchased from Laos. Hyperbole? Bovine egesta? Pravda? |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2023-05-09 23:24 |
| #7 The T-34 is the Texas Rangers of tanks. One war, one T-34. |
| Posted by: Enver Slager8035 2023-05-09 22:39 |
| #6 The old parade units used to have even fairly recently a company or so's worth of tanks Destroyed tanks with St George ribbons painted on the sides have been showing up Ukraine. |
| Posted by: Enver Slager8035 2023-05-09 18:16 |
| #5 Telling a T-14 Armata wasn't there. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2023-05-09 16:24 |
| #4 I'll go out on a limb here and say, as far armor goes, Vlad may well be 'out of Schlitz.' |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-05-09 13:22 |
| #3 ...And that tank - I kid you not - was a single T-34. The old parade units used to have even fairly recently a company or so's worth of tanks, but it was understood that these were strictly showpieces; with a lot of equipment missing or mocked up, not to mention those gorgeous parade colors. Would love to have been a fly on the wall when those showed up at the front... Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2023-05-09 13:16 |
| #2 I might save someone from the google: Why was the Fulda Gap so important? Fulda Gap | lowland corridor, Germany | Britannica The Fulda Gap represented the shortest route (through the cities of either Fulda or Giessen) from the border between East Germany and West Germany to the Rhine River. Throughout the Cold War, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Warsaw Pact military forces remained heavily concentrated in the area. |
| Posted by: mossomo 2023-05-09 13:15 |
| #1 After more than 80 years, the Fulda Gap is not said to be safe. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-05-09 11:15 |