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“Contradicts the Russian gut”
“Play by the rules!” The request of the head of the Pentagon to the Russian military, posted on the page of one of the social networks, was published by a number of leading Telegram channels. In his address, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin asks Russian military personnel not to hunt for Abrams tanks supplied by the United States to Ukraine. “MK” asked our tankers how they feel about such requests.
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“A repetition of the situation with the German Leopards is unacceptable, when they were hunted, I saw these calls. Play by the rules,” the head of the American military department addressed the Russian military. Sounds funny. Especially when you consider how many lethal weapons, including cluster munitions, the United States has already supplied to Ukraine.
Recall that the first American Abrams tanks arrived in Ukraine on September 25. As reported by The New York Times, citing two sources in the Pentagon, this happened ahead of schedule, in the hope that the vehicles would be able to help the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the counter-offensive. In total, the United States plans to transfer 31 tanks to Kyiv.
Lloyd Austin's unusual statement caused a strong reaction on the Internet. Users immediately remembered other “pearls” of the American military leader. For example, when, after the crash of an American drone in the Black Sea, he called on Russian military pilots to “fly safely and professionally.” Or his response to a question about Russian attacks on American drones in Syria, when he called on Russia to respect the laws of heaven and stop “irresponsible behavior.”
The appeal from overseas did not leave our fighters on the front line indifferent. One of the commanders of a tank battalion performing tasks in the Northern Military District zone commented on Lloyd Austin’s request.
“I don’t know why the Armed Forces are so happy about these Abrams,” the officer is surprised. – A heavy car that also drives poorly. Yes, it is protected from the front, but the back and sides burn when hit. Well, it’s unlikely that after the request of their Minister of Defense we will not shoot at these tanks. This contradicts our Russian guts. It would be a sin not to hit those who support our enemy.