Russia’s initial plan was to have tanks rolling through the streets of Ukraine’s Capitol Kyiv in a matter of days.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and his valiant army of professionals, bakers, bike messengers and just ordinary folk made sure that that did not happen.
But Putin’s armor has finally make it’s way to Kyiv’s main thoroughfare, Khreshchatyk Street, just not as rolling victory, as he had hoped, but as a motionless parade of rusting, bombed out and ruined hulks – mute testament to the valor of the Ukrainian People:
And finally there are russian tanks in Kyiv! 😉🥳 https://t.co/K4OH8gMY3M
— Artus Cimber (@LC08000992) August 20, 2022
“Downtown Kyiv has been turned into a massive open-air museum of burned-out and captured Russian tanks, as Putin’s invasion of Ukraine continues to splutter…
Tanks for the memories! Footage emerged on social media today of locals walking through the capital’s streets and stopping to take a look at dozens of military vehicles in the middle of the road…
Data released by Ukraine’s military said their troops have killed more than 44,000 Russian soldiers and destroyed some 1,800 tanks.
Other estimates, such as from Oryx – a military blog that has tracked Russian losses since the start of the war – put Moscow’s equipment losses even higher.
Oryx, which tracks losses based on visual confirmation, says more than 5,000 Russian military vehicles have been either destroyed, damaged or seized by Ukraine’s forces – including more than 3,000 tanks.“
Below is more video and celebratory comments!
🎉Russian tanks have finally reached Kyiv! Great success! pic.twitter.com/jPLMtQNSnM
— Captain Black Sea (@CaptainBlackSe1) August 20, 2022
Took a lot of tractors to line up that parade, Captain!
Russian tanks on Khreshchatyk (the main street of Kyiv) have been a dream of Russian nationalists for 30 years.
And finally, Russian tanks are on Khreshchatyk.Photo by Oleksandr Zinchenko. pic.twitter.com/BFvjKYvSni
— Eduard Andryushchenko from KGB Files (@kgb_files) August 20, 2022
Nice photos.
#Putin finally got his fubulous parade of #Russian #tanks in #Kyiv #Kiev #Kiew …😇 https://t.co/Apdxu7aid4
— Louis Gerber (@LouisGerber8) August 20, 2022
To quote the late, great Joseph Heller… “That’s some catch!”
Selfie time!👇👇👇
#Russian tanks on the streets of Kyiv. But maybe not in the way that President #Putin hoped. @CBSMornings pic.twitter.com/HOt7NciuxO
— Charlie D'Agata (@charliecbs) August 20, 2022
In about 3 weeks, the Ukrainians will have knocked 2,000 Russian tanks out of the fight.
Putin started with ~3,040.
In 3 days, they'll have knocked out 1,000 artillery pieces.#PutinsWar is effectively over; he just won't admit it. pic.twitter.com/BUiQT1CFU2
— 🇺🇦🤝🇺🇸 Monty Boa 🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦 (@MontyBoa99) August 17, 2022
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Kyiv's latest tourist attraction! Ukrainian capital's downtown area is turned into massive open-air museum of burned-out and captured Russian tanks as Putin's invasion continues to splutter
======https://t.co/N8nCemKdjh pic.twitter.com/0FMjO76lu9— Επικαιρότητα – V – News (@triantafyllidi2) August 20, 2022
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Moscow thought it would have a victory parade in Kyiv in three days. Six months later, Ukrainian authorities installed destroyed Russian tanks on Khreshchatyk avenue (Ukrainian Champs Elysées). pic.twitter.com/YkpzHWfzEf
— Clara Marchaud (@ClaraMarchaud) August 20, 2022
Thanks, Clara!
Ukraine demonstrated destroyed Russian tanks in Kyiv https://t.co/wOMm5tlm8y
— TheNews123.Com (@Thenews123C) August 20, 2022
One last ride…
A celebration of Ruzzian armaments that Ukrainians can rally around: captured RF tanks went on display in Kyiv. https://t.co/j2p91Pqljo "Absolutely grandmaster troll", as one replier observed.
— ((("Department of INTERPOL"))) 🇺🇸 (@StillNotMattB) August 20, 2022
It certainly was.
Yes of course, I forgot that Kyiv was a feint, running away abandoning massive amounts of those very reliable Russian tanks and vehicles behind.
Also in yesterday losing aircraft equivalent to smaller air force in occupied Crimea is Russian plan too? 🤡
— Libby Snowflake (@LibbySnowflak) August 10, 2022
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I hope the citizens of Kyiv had a lovely Saturday Morning.
They richly deserve it!
Slava Ukraini!
Evidently putin’s ability to judge the risks of taking over Ukraine is on par with frumpy’s ability to judge the risk of taking over our government.
Putin Puppet
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Never forget
I believe that Traitor Tot corrupted the (unnecessary and outdated) electoral college in 2016 with Russian help!! Putin said that he needed someone to help interfere with our elections…and Traitor Tot and most of his family said “hey, we can help you out with that!”
The electoral college put 3 presidents into office that lost the vote. One ended reconstruction,(as the system intended), one started a war on a lie, killing thousands, & the third…well we’re living with that slimemold to this day.
It is nice that something funny has come out of this illegal war. I just wish it had never happened.
A great slap in the face for Putin’s Pooped Parade.
I am no military expert, but this looks to me like the end of the tank and armored vehicles on the battlefield is over in modern warfare between modern armies. Drones, mobile artillery, satelites, guided missiles, infantry now have as much control as tanks had before. I think the Chinese are watching these operations carefully and I suspect Taiwan as well.
WHOOT .. THANKS DINO SHARING.. all over including #Ukraine
And posted Day 178 of WarTranslated as a comment under this.