Important Takeaways:
- Russia captures US weaponry handed to Ukraine in nightmare blow for Joe Biden
- Russia has released images of US and German-made heavy artillery seized on the frontline in Ukraine – describing the vehicles as “trophies”.
- In a taunt to Kyiv’s allies in the West, the Russian defense ministry detailed how the equipment – Leopard 2 tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles – was captured during a battle in the Zaporizhzhia region.
- Alongside a short clip, the ministry said in a statement: “Leopard tanks and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. These are our trophies.
- “Equipment of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Zaporizhzhia region.”
- It comes less than a fortnight after President Biden announced a new $300m military aid package to Ukraine, which includes sophisticated weaponry such as drones to allow strikes from range.
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