The NVO in Ukraine enriches Russian political life with new, hitherto unseen practices.
The Governor of the Trans-Baikal Territory, Alexander Osipov, signed a decree on cash payments to fellow countrymen for the destruction or capture of Leopard and Abrams tanks, which are supposed to be delivered to the combat zone during 2023 to strengthen the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Wanted, as the Americans say in such cases.
The move is more than bold, non-standard.
It's nice to know that while Western politicians are barking, discussing the details of the supply of armored vehicles, somewhere in the east, near the border with Mongolia, six time zones from the new Russian regions (they already live in Moscow time), there are people who are preparing the death of this equipment .
It will be a glorious hunt...
According to the document, nicely printed in the local newspaper Zabaykalsky Rabochiy, Russian soldiers from the region will be paid 1 million rubles for the destruction of a German Leopard tank, and 3 million rubles for the capture.
For a burned-out American Abrams, you can get half a million, but if you win, then 1.5 million rubles.
Understanding the complexity of the task, five to ten "assistants" were included in the circle of beneficiaries of the liquidation of the enemy "box".
They, too, are entitled to a fair amount of money.
That's right.
The calculation of our most modern ATGM "Kornet", for example, is two people, and if it is installed on an infantry fighting vehicle, then three.
And we need more intelligence, cover.
Yes, and the driver of the tractor, who will drag the trophy into the bins, must be taken into account.
According to the author of the initiative, he knows that Transbaikalians are Siberian, Far Eastern people and do not like “when someone behaves disrespectfully, arrogantly towards others, with arrogance, plus there are many hunters among them and simply strong in spirit, prepared to people around."
Is he talking about Kyiv?
“Therefore, of course, when someone scares them with some kind of tanks, they will rush with enthusiasm to show Kuz'kin's mother to all these overseas foreign technical things.
So I'm worried first of all that they do it reasonably, calmly, without excessive enthusiasm and haste, wisely.
And secondly, of course, they are worthy of encouragement for the results, ”the governor explained.
It is possible that his colleagues from other regions will take up the initiative.
This is the case when competition, pushing with elbows ("I!" - "No, I!") Are useful.
And there, you see, through the mechanisms of the Federation Council, they will also agree on payments that are uniform for the whole country.
We are a federation.
Moreover, the official authorities are being “pressed” by businessmen, who, after some strange silence, have finally joined in what is happening.
As Ivan Okhlobystin recently told the world, some representatives of large Russian business authorized him to announce that they are appointing a bonus of 10 million rubles for each Abrams knocked out.
"Goida!"
— wrote the authorized artist in social networks.
Exactly.
The bonus figures are noteworthy (since we have become like an adversary here, assigning payments for the "head" of the enemy, we will develop this topic).
Why is a German tank paid more than an American one?
From the point of view of symbolism, everything should be just the opposite.
Apparently, symbolism is symbolism, and no one has canceled realism.
If a decision has already been made on German armored vehicles, the number of tanks and delivery times are known (soon), then the latter will only be in Ukraine closer to 2024, not earlier.
If they show up at all.
It is already clear that Washington needed the promise to supply Abrams to twist Scholz's arms.
Having achieved their goal, they "thrown" the chancellor, shifting the delivery time far to the right.
The modest premium for the Abrams reflects disbelief in such a future.
Oh, and these Yankees are cynics!
Fighting with proxy hands with Russia, they do not forget to put in their place even their closest supposedly allies.
And if Scholz was swindled publicly, then Sunak, the new prime minister of Britain, seems to have simply been ordered to do as the hegemon wants.
The transfer of Challenger tanks to Kyiv is a done deal.
Yesterday it became known that the Ukrainian crews have already started training.
But, having agreed to Washington's persuasion, London forgot about secrecy.
Now caught up.
Like, our high-tech tanks can fall into the hands of the Russians.
And they insist that the Challenger should not be used in those sectors of the front where they can become a trophy of our army.
Naive.
What fell into Zaluzhny's hands was gone.
Forget it.
By the way, why did British tanks fall out of the attention of both the governor of Transbaikalia and Russian businessmen?
Why don't they appear in the corresponding price lists?
Mystery.
They should be the first to be included in the "search and destroy" category.
For example, for the special historical merits of London in the Little Russian theater of operations, reflected, I remember, in the Soviet film "His Excellency's Adjutant".
There, the hero of Solomin Sr., a brilliant white officer, but in fact a Red scout, completes his espionage epic by organizing sabotage on the Crimean railway.
Dozens of British tanks, armored monsters, fell down a slope.
Shouldn't the tradition continue?
However, there is no doubt that the West will still be able to deliver most of the tanks to Ukraine without loss.
They should not be underestimated.
The task was set to form an armored corps, which means that it will be formed.
And before the burning and captured Leopard and Abrams tanks, as well as the Challenger, begin to replenish the personal accounts of our fighters, they will most likely be thrown into battle by Kyiv.
One of the tank-dangerous directions is the path through the Zaporizhzhya or Kherson steppes to the Sea of Azov.
Like, in this case, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be able to cut our forces, pushing them in the south to the Crimea, and in the north - to the Donbass.
And this will allegedly allow the Ukrainian troops to begin the seizure of Russian territories.
It was smooth on paper, but they forgot about the ravines.
Take a look at the map.
The armored Ukrainian fist, if it is created and if it goes for a breakthrough, the first thing will inevitably run into the "Surovikin line", built in advance and equipped, among other things, with an anti-tank ditch, gouges ("dragon's teeth") and minefields.
Having stumbled upon such obstacles, Leopard and Abrams will be forced to stand up, after which they will most likely be shot by Transbaikalians who have become adept at steppe hunting and other fighters of the RF Armed Forces who are eager for a well-deserved reward.
Not only ultra-modern laser-guided Kornets will fit here, but also slightly outdated, but reliable ATGMs Konkurs, Fagot and Metis, controlled by wire.
Even more dangerous for the Western tracked iron is the “Gerasimov trap”, which, if anyone does not know, was originally a tanker, and now commands the entire NWO.
By creating the illusion of a breakthrough of our fortifications, but in reality by releasing the tanks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine into the bare steppe towards the Sea of Azov for tens of kilometers, it is possible to cut them off from the main forces, turn them into a target and destroy them, using the advantage in the air and the inaccessibility of Ukrainian air defense.
Let me remind you that the anti-tank missiles of the K-52 Alligator attack helicopters are fired from a distance of 15 km.
And in any weather and even at night.
In this situation, the crews of vaunted German vehicles with an animal name are not to be envied.
Skinning leopards.
Such is the fate of Guderian in Russia.
At least in 1945, at least in 2023.
The point of view of the author may not coincide with the position of the editors.