Neither the president, nor the soldiers, made any mention of the German tank at the time. Russia’s defence ministry on Tuesday released footage of a ceremony at a military hospital outside Moscow showing a soldier with an amputated arm receiving an award certificate from an MP and three-time Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.īut the same soldier, Andrei Kravtsov, was previously seen at the same hospital on June 12 when Vladimir Putin was handing out military awards.Īt the time Pvt Kravtsov said he lost an arm in the trenches while on an offensive in the forest. The Kremlin has promised a reward for Russian soldiers for destroying every German Leopard 2 tank, and for every major piece of Western-supplied equipment.
A Russian soldier who was awarded almost £10,000 - one million roubles - for destroying a Western-donated tank had his arm recently amputated, casting doubts over the story broadcast on state media.
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