Russia Abandons T-72 Under a Bridge--Ukraine Captures It

Ukraine captured a T-72 which Russia abandoned under a bridge, likely to use it as a makeshift barricade and block the bridge off.
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[@jonm7272]

Comes to something when ruzzia is more effective at transferring military equipment to Ukraine than the US.

[@johannesschubert403]

Lol

[@xxdesertstorm]

got to love the MAGA GOP and Poilievitler

[@Asymmetrical-Saggin]

Reaching hard

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

​@@Asymmetrical-Saggin Russia donated over 500 tanks. Please start your reply with the number of tanks America donated After that you can tell us why it's reaching

[@covrtdesign5279]

@@sjonnieplayfull5859 Russia donated 500 tanks to Ukraine?

[@AlOh-2]

You know they are driving away with the tank. Giggling like little girls 😂

[@American-In-Mykolaiv]

Why did they abandon the tank? The crew realized they were sardines in a tin can - so they abandoned it. Slava Ukraini!

[@trs4u]

Is the 'equipment donation bounty' still available? Looks like a smooth handover.

[@beachbum77979]

Heroyam Slava !!

[@eenigheid3186]

Tank delivered for collection.

[@blondelion7918]

Perhaps they dropped a tracking device in it?

[@KPKENNEDY]

@@blondelion7918 That was my thoughts as well

[@comentedonakeyboard]

Russia "exported" a tank, in spite of western sanctions😂

[@bobjohnbowles]

I guess they hadn't heard of Ukraine's rewards for equipment handed over. They could have surrendered and made a tidy sum without the risk of being assigned to an infantry meat wave.

[@PhilAndOr]

Seems like a regular military aid transfer - on time and in the designated location. 🤣

[@brianv1988]

From what I heard on UA TV said that the Russian tank crew. Thought they were about to get targeted by artillery and fpv that they are so paranoid about saboteurs that they are freaking out over the slightest thing so they usually abandon everything and take off on foot whatever happened they definitely took off in a hurry leaving the tank behind

[@Vladimir61532]

"paranoid".. yes ! despite their self--made "protection" nearly "360 degree" around, they desided to abandon the tank. This is not new to russke, the same behavior was observed in the summer-41.

[@vladbronnikov9813]

Tank crew didn’t make it after abandoning the tank so double win

[@brianv1988]

@@vladbronnikov9813 yeah I watched the whole video they were targeted by fpv drones don't think any of them made it

[@brianv1988]

Yeah it really doesn't make sense to leave a running tank they could have left the area instead but that fight or flight instincts mixed in with extreme paranoia in Adrenaline took over corrupting their decisions to do the logical thing and it paid with the entire crew getting taken out by fpv drones

[@cubefreak123]

Makes me happy to hear they’re that paranoid.

[@paulhaynes8045]

They live to see another day. Russians 1, Putin 0.

[@ICLAIMTHISNAME]

lol the eu flag and the ukrain flag. nice to put those two hugely corrupt entities in one image. fuck them both

[@brianv1988]

@@paulhaynes8045 actually the Russian crew was taken out by fpv drone shortly after they abandon the tank

[@paulhaynes8045]

@@brianv1988 well that might have been a better end than what they would have got when they got back to base and had to explain why they abandoned their tank ..

[@brianv1988]

@@paulhaynes8045 yeah there's a longer video of the same Drone footage he just cut all the Drone footage out of the strike on the crew to make it suitable for KZbin you can find the longer footage on x

[@krissteel4074]

Jez, such a place when you can't just park a working tank in a warzone and then come back to find someone just decided to nick it. 🤣

[@kerrymcdonagh1327]

Well, it is in Russia ..........

[@krissteel4074]

@@kerrymcdonagh1327 If only the tsar knew!

[@timbuxton6839]

Call the police, I'm sure we left it there last night

[@Helpusall6565]

It could have a hidden tracker on it.

[@joli8218]

@@kerrymcdonagh1327 This happened on ukrainian soil...

[@ghostjacker]

GTA, Ukraine style.

[@willythemailboy2]

Grand Theft Armor?

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

​@@willythemailboy2 we got Grand Theft Armor before GTA 6

[@DanieHattingh]

It must be terrifying to crew a T72. I'm not ashamed to admit that I wouldn't have the balls.

[@worthlessdollar1]

Agreed. I keep trying to explain that to my new Somali neighbours. But they don't seem remotely bothered about Ukraine and soon turn their music back up.

[@chrismartin5662]

i'm with you on that one pal. i'd do the honourable thing and hide behind the sofa

[@davebartosh5]

If you have actually seen Russian tanks, they are TINY!! Remind me of Putin.

[@thebrowns5337]

​@@davebartosh5 I always thought his table was big. Is the table normal size and he's not?

[@davebartosh5]

@@thebrowns5337 🤣good one!

[@willemsma]

Special Military Donation Operation

[@denyscpoyner]

😂😂

[@davebartosh5]

Ukraine called them on the Russian radio frequencies....."We'll give you some hot meals and not kill you if you give us that tank." 😉

[@HE-pu3nt]

I did a deal where I bought 48 Ukrainian MRE 24 hour ration packs, 47 for the troops, 1 for me. Seriously, their MRE's are superb, better than anything in NATO, even the German ones. If I had to live on 10 year out of date russian ration packs, I'd swap a tank for something decent too.

[@davebartosh5]

@@HE-pu3nt Interesting. I watch some of the videos about troop meal packets. I served in the US Army around Desert Storm times. Back then they were good enough that the Raccoons knew them well. I woke up one night in the woods, looking at one that OPENED IT, SORTED IT...and he just looked at me as I sighed as he ate the cake.

[@takix2007]

​@@HE-pu3ntFrench MREs entered the chat.

[@2bfrank657]

​@@takix2007yeah, but who has the time to sous vide in the middle of a war 😂

[@takix2007]

@@2bfrank657 why would anyone disturb a French soldier during meals, or a British soldier during tea? That would be quite rude and highly uncivilized.

[@n3k0lein]

This is the same bridge we saw the BTR80 get hit by a tank. There's a bunch more footage from this bridge.

[@zacharywolter]

I thought the same and started typing but saw you noticed and then Suchomimus mentioned.

[@FromWitchSide]

I would bet a russian commander send a lone tank with an order to defend the passage. On the location they saw multiple destroyed russian vehicles, understood what is going on, perhaps heard the drone, and just ran.

[@scBruteforce]

This bridge has been a bit of a story this week. There was a btr with dismounts hit at the beginning of the week. Another ifv was also shot up under that bridge and there is a video of a t62 pushing it out of the way while it was burning which felt reckless. And only then do we get to the t72 being parked under the bridge. There was talks that the russians didn't just leave the key in the ignition the tank was still running. To be fair to them tons of drones hit the tank crew hard as they ran away. So maybe they were under fire got scared and ran away? Can't ask them anymore cuz they don't exist.

[@alandegraaf1638]

Can't park there mate

[@andriidubinin955]

russians left the tank to block the passage under the bridge... Thank you Suchomimus!

[@HE-pu3nt]

2:15 Wow, this T-72 even had a car stereo in it (probably stolen). Classic.

[@mattz1230]

That's a CB radio- replacing their military radio. (probably sold)

[@HE-pu3nt]

@mattz1230 ooo, CB radio. Safe, secure, and bang up to date (probably inoperable).

[@luddite6239]

@HE-pu3nt ...and a toilet (also probably stolen)!

[@vegas1a]

"probably"?

[@Fubar2024]

Thank you 💪💪🇺🇦💪💪💙💛

[@Ayns.L14A]

I hope the Ukrainians are checking these types of abandoned equipment for trackers, I may be being a bit Paranoid but even the Iraqis during the Gulf War (1) were leaving surprises in their abandoned vehicles, usually under the driver's seats....

[@dalehill6127]

My thoughts exactly. 🤨

[@htlmlphpcr6028]

Thank You!!!!

[@gaglikabar]

No you say it wrong ... correct version is tank you

[@evilfingers4302]

Russian Lend Lease in action.

[@BewilderedDuck-e5l]

UK and US still want paying for all the stuff Stalin said was destroyed but kept after WW2. Typical commie 😂

[@pashakdescilly7517]

Lend Lease implies payment, eventually. Not going to happen....

[@Helperbot-2000]

@@pashakdescilly7517 was the us ever payed for the equipment and tanks they gave the soviet union in ww2? lets just say this helps make it up XD

[@pashakdescilly7517]

@@Helperbot-2000 USSR made a nominal payment to USA for Lease-Lend. I have not heard if USSR made any payment at all to UK for materiel supplied during WW2. BTW the UK paid in full for Lease-Lend from USA. The last payment was made in 2006

[@Helperbot-2000]

@@pashakdescilly7517 alright i see, interresting

[@LinKongDa]

i don't understand the logic of trying to block the pass under the bridge with a tank. Completely illogical even for a Russian.

[@nian60]

If it's logical the orcs won't do it.

[@Damien.D]

I presume they were said to "block the passage under the bridge", their commanders assuming that they will stay in their tank and fire at anyone who may come, thus blocking the passage. But brave orcs took it literally. And parked a tank here. Blocking the passage....

[@davebartosh5]

I wouldn't wanna stay in that crappy tank. If you have actually seen Russian tanks, they are TINY!! Remind me of Putin. 19D Cav Scout here...outta Fort Knox. They had an old T-55 at Knox on display...I looked at it and wondered how you could get into and move in that thing.

[@DarkestAlice]

Thank you, Suchomimus, for this nice reporting on another machine capture. 🇺🇦 Перемоги та миру всім українцям! 🇺🇦

[@TheJarlofWhiterun]

is this that same bridge with all the other videos of people and vehicle getting blown up?

[@jamesdeery5377]

Yes, the same one, where the btr got rogered.

[@erikbrockdorff8190]

Yes, it's the same location 😮

[@artmcteagle]

A bridge too far...history doesn't repeat but does rhyme, chortle, chortle!

[@thePronto]

Yuri: "We can drive around in this POS until we die, or we can do a runner. What do you think, fellas?" Ivan: "Let's run for it." Boris: "Silly not to."

[@davidfell9083]

I heard the algo requires seven words.

[@reboundrides8132]

Straight up GTA’d that thing

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

Grand Theft Armor 😂

[@AndyM_323YYY]

The Russian crew may have used the "I want to live" hotline to arrange the sale of one used T72 tank.

[@paulpanter1092]

In terms of GDP per capita, Russia ranked 60th in the world in 2022, adjusted for purchasing power, roughly on a par with the poorest EU country, Bulgaria. A situation like at the end of the USSR. Suddenly all the bloated spending on the military-industrial complex collapsed.

[@Mwwwwwwwwe]

Hope it isn't a 'trojan tank' if it had a tracker or hacked radio or sabotaged shells set to explode the carousel when fire it could be devastating

[@AnthonyLoconte-u6w]

Lol Russia just roaming off leaving a complete intact tank. Now thats funny.

[@jillheckenburg]

More likely the crew just wanted to live

[@bloggalot4718]

It comes to something when you can’t park your tank without it being stolen.

[@Grahamgusbull]

👍🇬🇧🇺🇦

[@noelsoong777]

They should check the tank for airtags

[@johannesschubert403]

You mean Vodka. Airtags sold on black market

[@sichere]

Trojan Horse taken to juicy target.

[@user-qt8fu9fi8p]

Thanks Buddy for the update ❤❤

[@johannesmuller8214]

Was the crew also captured? I think that they shouldnt return to their own lines, after the outcomimg of those pictures...

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

Free tanks here! Get your free tanks here! Ohmigod this is just too hilarious! 🤣

[@MrVohveli]

I'm sure the Tank Driver works in IT and received orders to put a tank there, but not to destroy it. Client did not purchase it, it was not delivered.

[@longforgotten4823]

We appreciate Russia’s continued donations to the AFU.

[@ShadowRulah]

We haven't seen a lot of tank on tank fighting because Russia is aggressively trying to avoid engagements like that.

[@garyddlewis3067]

I heard Ukraine captured 9 tanks in Kursk. Russia second biggest donor of weapons to Ukraine.

[@RosemarieStars]

Saw another video of this. Russians left 4 vehicles under the railroad bridge to block UA. That is a good sign. Looks like desperation.

[@dennistate5953]

Skittem, boys! Repaint insignia & return to front!😅

[@truthbsaid1600]

Replacing a tank can cost two million dollars to produce. Abandoned without even a threat. Keep those donations coming Putin.

[@SonOfTheChinChin]

russia is the biggest arms supplier to ukraine, surpassing usa

[@alphaomega203]

I don't know how anyone could thinks Russians are selfish. They love to give Ukrainian gifts. I think that is rather nice of them.

[@andyhughes5885]

They probably thought they would be hit next.

[@jameskennedy6207]

Great. Russia still the largest provider of equipment to Ukraine. 🇺🇦

[@RosemarieStars]

Thanks for this update. Always good to see Russia donating weapons to Ukraine.

[@katiehettinger7857]

Maybe...the Russians in the tank ate something that caused the need to take an emergency bathroom brake?

[@antskilu1354]

Maybe sold it, there was program , not much mentioned lately

[@edl653]

They abandoned the tank because they did not want to participate in a turret toss.

[@iare19]

Want to know what's even better? They abandoned it with engine still running.

[@stonefish1318]

💛🔱💙 Slava Ukraini! Heroyam Slava! ❤️☠️🖤

[@thesuncollective1475]

I think the Russians scored an own goal 😂

[@andyo8141]

The tank was likely abandoned due to the crew spotting a drone circling overhead.

[@stevidente]

Sold to the highest bidder.

[@nullc0ntext]

Do tanks even have keys? Seriously, I was under the impression they just had ignition buttons. =P

[@carlrhoads8561]

Ty

[@peternystrom921]

No insurance coverage, they forgot the keys in the ignition😆

[@markusveracity2865]

Score!

[@vk2aafhamradio]

2:15 Interesting to see Russians using a TYT MD-9600 radio, VHF/UHF, FM analog, digital, DMR, 50 watts. About $700 on aliexpress. Not even a hint of encryption. Freqs stored in the radio would be useful info.

[@richarddoig1865]

They always say don’t leave your keys in the tank…

[@thebbqbandito2868]

Russian tank commander: “Ivan stop the tank I need to piss” * Comes back 5 minutes later * “Those Cossack bastards!” 😂😂

[@ButcherSevenActual]

That tank was given the semi-turtle treatment

[@soulrobotics]

They must be careful with GPS tags. They must scan the tank before taking it away.

[@user-ym9qw3gg3j]

Yes

[@axelwerker4775]

Thank you 👏🏻👏🏻🇳🇱♥️🇺🇦♥️🇬🇧♥️🇬🇪♥️🇺🇸♥️🇪🇺♥️

[@1STGeneral]

Send it back remotely with some surprises

[@dalehill6127]

Thanks for a very thought-provoking report Mr S. I think they left it there to return to later. 😏

[@rarbiart]

2:15 didn't expect a civilan radio radio in a tank.

[@JMWexperience]

Nice catch!

[@Scott-ll9rb]

Cheers

[@finophile]

Lovely

[@mattz1230]

Given how close the Ukrainians were, I bet the crew INTENDED to surrender; defect. It's not like you'd want to drive a tank up as you approach the enemies lines.

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

Or.... _ooor..._ They parked it there, out of sight, GIVING IT to Ukr...

[@robertpatrick3350]

In the sequel to ‘the death of Stalin’ Putin will be played by Hugh Grant following his success playing an impact/lumpa in ‘Wonka’. Hugh’s agent stated that ‘he’s looking forward to combining his creepy little man and Guy Richie period gangsta characters’. Jason Issacs was asked if he’d reprise his role as Zhukov but stated ‘he would not as that theres no one heroic in the Russian military’.

[@donhansen5677]

It wasn't abandoned, they just parked it in a tow-away-zone while they went looking for a bar.

[@martinedwards2004]

Russia: “Remember when a tank had to run out of fuel or get stuck in the mud before we’d donate it to Ukraine? Good times.”

[@anthonywatson7735]

Shameful! What's the world coming to when you leave your tank for 5 minutes and someone just comes along and steals it?

[@poncho6784]

Whaaaat? They left a T 72 with 5he keys it? Hahaha!

[@davidlincoln6500]

Hilarious in their incompetence

[@djc1234]

Well, given the fact that Russia remains Ukraine's biggest donor, Ukraine must have thought the Russians simply left the tank as Russia's latest donation.

[@colinstevens6837]

wonder if they are abandoning the tanks when they are out of ammo because they arent allowed to go back for more. they do seem to be leaving quite a few operational tanks

[@peterherd5982]

Perhaps no one had change for the parking meter.

[@moisisergiu4318]

The crew decided that their Tank is destroyed and they should return to the base and report to the officers

[@msumungo]

-Just like that? -Just like that.

[@alpacatwoniner2370]

This is the third video of this particular bridge. The BTR engaged at close range, the Brem with the dozer blade moving wrecks out of the way and this video. Though I believe the video with the Brem is the most recent based on the wrecks

[@Paisa231]

They left the Tank for whatever purpose, with engine still going. Ukraine just had to jump in and drive. The russian tank crew was eliminated with fpv, a few minutes later they abandoned the tank.

[@jannarkiewicz633]

I singing "Red Hot Chili Peppers "Under the Bridge".... Psst don't leave the key fob in the tank. :-)

[@1582881]

Maybe they didn't abandon it. Perhaps they parked it there hoping anyone who sees it would think it was already ruined, while they set up bivouac a ways away?

[@markmonaghan2309]

Lol , fantastic thanks again

[@waverideraus4882]

Ukrainians didn't even need to use coathangers

[@TheOneWhoMightBe]

Yoink!

[@armchairwanderer1287]

👍🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@hugokappes4077]

thats the same place they pushed a btr out of the way with a tank,,