File image.Russian Forces Continue To Capture Western Weapons From Kiev Troops
The Russian military and the armed forces of the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic continue to captured Western-made weapon from Ukrainian forces.
On April 17, several photos showing loads of Western-made weapons which were captured by Russian forces in the area of Izium in the Donbass region surfaced online.
The weapons were reportedly captured from the Ukrainian 79th Air Assault Brigade and a special forces unit who launched a counter-attack near Izium early on in the day. The counter-attack was a complete failure. Many Ukrainian fighters were reportedly killed or captured.
The captured weapons included:
- Six US-made M72 LAW anti-tank weapons;
- Four Swedish-made AT4 recoilless anti-tank weapons;
- Two German-made Panzerfaust 3 recoilless anti-tank weapons;
- A Swedish-made Carl Gustaf 8.4cm recoilless rifle along with several rounds;
- Four British and Swedish-made NLAW anti-tank missiles;
- Three US-made FIM-92 Stinger man-portable air-defense systems.
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Western states have supplied Kiev with loads of weapons since the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine.
Very recently, General Mark Milley, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Congress that the West has delivered 60,000 antitank weapons and 25,000 anti-aircraft weapons to Kiev. Despite this, Ukrainian forces continue to receive defeats in the battlefield.
The West, namely the US and the UK, hope that their unlimited military support will allow Kiev to foil the Russian special military operation. However, Western military support has only prolonged the war and hindered peace talks between Kiev and Moscow.
