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Donkees

(31,405 posts)
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 07:51 PM Mar 2022

BBC Video: Vosnesensk farmers ambushed Russian forces, destroying all tanks



Mar 22, 2022

In one small rural town, Voznesensk, Ukrainian troops, backed by local people, have seen off an attack by the Russian army. When Russian forces arrived in tanks they were trapped in an ambush that turned into a rout.

Ben Brown in Lviv presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Andrew Harding in Voznesensk.





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report: farmers in Vosnesensk ambushed 🇷🇺 forces as they approached the small community, halting their advance by blowing up the bridge, destroying all 🇷🇺 tanks vehicles w/ help from 🇬🇧 NLAW anti-tank weapons, inflicting heavy 🇷🇺 losses & full retreat
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BBC Video: Vosnesensk farmers ambushed Russian forces, destroying all tanks (Original Post) Donkees Mar 2022 OP
🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻Woot!🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 Hekate Mar 2022 #1
Inspiring. They deserve a whole lot more AT weaponry. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2022 #2
''Amazing the Russians lost all that equipment and men, the Ukrainians lost an outhouse'' Donkees Mar 2022 #3
I hope they are getting the weapons they need. Maraya1969 Mar 2022 #4
Get them more Javelins, gab13by13 Mar 2022 #5
And more NLAWS! lastlib Mar 2022 #12
An amazing tactical feat by a bunch of civilians. TomSlick Mar 2022 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author lastlib Mar 2022 #13
K & R L. Coyote Mar 2022 #7
BADASS!! mysteryowl Mar 2022 #8
These people are baaaaaaaaaaaad asses!!!! winstars Mar 2022 #9
The underdogs will have the last word. calimary Mar 2022 #10
These people need all the help we can give them. dchill Mar 2022 #11
Send Them The Stuff They Need... GB_RN Mar 2022 #14

Donkees

(31,405 posts)
3. ''Amazing the Russians lost all that equipment and men, the Ukrainians lost an outhouse''
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 08:02 PM
Mar 2022

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@bklny1
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Amazing the Russians lost all that equipment and men . the Ukrainians lost an outhouse

TomSlick

(11,098 posts)
6. An amazing tactical feat by a bunch of civilians.
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 08:18 PM
Mar 2022

The Russians were effectively steered into kill zone. Of course, it helped that the Russians are either arrogant asses, or ignorant of basic military concepts, or both.

Slava Ukraini!

Response to TomSlick (Reply #6)

winstars

(4,220 posts)
9. These people are baaaaaaaaaaaad asses!!!!
Tue Mar 22, 2022, 09:28 PM
Mar 2022

A little girl riding her scooter past a blown up Russian tank at around the 3:00minute mark is so ironic...

Wow!!!

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