Footage has surfaced of Russian troops using an open-top green truck to transport troops. The green truck is decorated with the ‘Z’ logo, which conveys a pro-war feel.
Antti Eskelinen, a motorized infantry and logistics lieutenant in the Finnish army reserve, according to Twitter, posted a photo of the Russian truck.
He mocked Putin’s army online, writing: “Russia is the greatest superpower on Earth.
“They use a dump truck as armored personnel carriers.”
Twitter users responded to Mr Eskelinen’s post mocking the Russian military’s use of civilian vehicles.
User @UtherBelenos said: “It’s a troop recycling vehicle. NATO cannot even dream of that. Checkmate, Western Imperialists!”
Another user, @plueschfuerst, added: “They really go out of their way to show everyone, both domestic and foreign, how much they value their citizens?”
User @TippyAngle suggested that it “just shows that they are running out of supplies”.
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It comes after Russian troops “succeeded” in liberating Ukraine’s Luhansk region.
Luhansk is a region of eastern Ukraine that has been partially controlled by pro-Russian separatists since 2014.
Sergey Shoigu, Russia’s defense minister, told Putin the news in the Kremlin during a televised meeting.
Putin replied: “The military units that took part in active combat and achieved success, a victory in the direction of Luhansk, should rest and increase their combat capabilities.”
Ihor Romanenko, former deputy chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff, said Al Jazeera Putin’s comments suggested that Russian troops and supplies were depleted after more than two months of storming the region.
He said: “These are very serious losses. That’s why the Russians are pulling them back, regrouping them and moving them in other directions.”
Pavel Luzin, a Russian-based military analyst at the Jamestown Foundation, a Washington, DC-based think tank, also told the outlet: “There’s no point in such a takeover.
“Russia got nothing but desert after losing a huge amount of troops.”