The military analyst of German newspaper BILD's Julian Röpke draws attention to unusual footage from the front line. Footage shows four Russian soldiers storming Ukrainian positions near Pokrovsk in a VAZ-2106 ("Six") vehicle. Everyone dies. In another video, three "Niva" vehicles, converted into military pickups, charge into the attack. They were destroyed by Ukrainian drones.
Röpke previously reported that due to a shortage of armored vehicles, the Russian armed forces were transporting front-line soldiers in Chinese golf carts.
Vier russische Soldaten stürmen eine ukrainische Stellung bei Pokrowsk in einem Lada WAS-2106 „Schiguli“.
— Julian Röpcke🇺🇦 (@JulianRoepcke) November 21, 2024
All die.
Keine Pointe. pic.twitter.com/EcE48M38zo
"New footage shows that for the offensive in Ukraine, the Russians are not using armored vehicles, not tanks, not Chinese carts, but civilian "Ladies". They must partially perform tasks intended for armored vehicles. This is an incredible task. We can see from the footage of the Ukrainians that this leads to huge losses. These are impressive shots, because the army declared to be the second most powerful in the world is forced to step on the "Lada", comments Röpke.