Russia releases footage allegedly showing ’trophy’ abandoned western tanks

Moscow’s defence ministry has released footage showing off several captured German Leopard tanks and US Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, calling the military hardware seized in Zaporizhzhya as war “trophies” for Russia. Footage released by the ministry showed Russian troops walking among and surveying the equipment which Western nations had supplied to Ukraine, saying that the military hardware was “not so scary anymore”. In a statement released alongside the footage, the defence ministry said: “Leopard tanks and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. These are our trophies. Equipment of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Zaporizhzhia region. “Servicemen of the Vostok group inspect enemy tanks and infantry fighting vehicles captured in battle.“ The front in Zaporizhzhia is one of the areas where Ukrainian forces have staged their recent counter-attack, as well as in the neighbouring Donetsk region, where it recaptured a string of villages last week. #ukraine #russia #war #counteroffensive #leopard Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: Get the latest headlines: and are websites of The Telegraph, the UK’s best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.