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This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 54%. (I'm a bot)


A Russian company has offered a cash bounty of up to 5 million rubles for the destruction or capture of Western-made tanks recently promised to Ukraine by its European and American allies.
Multiple Western countries including the United States and Germany announced they would provide advanced combat tanks to help boost Kyiv's military capacity last week, prompting Moscow to threaten any tanks shipped to Kyiv with destruction.
Russian regional volunteer battalions also offered one-time payments and bonuses for the destruction of enemy heavy weaponry, including payments of up to 300,000 rubles for destroying an enemy tank or aircraft.


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so does that mean they leave the ukrainian tanks alone or they just get bonus points for western ones? >

It means Russian forces will report destroying 143 out of the 31 Abrams tanks within a month. >

Make a Russian tank look like a western tank, burn it, claim money, leave Russia. >

Private destroys tank, reports it to sergeant
Sergeant kills private, reports destroyed tank to Lieutenant. Lieutenant kills Sergeant, reports kill to General. General kills Lieutenant, getting the bounty. Proud Russian General on the front line destroying 100 by hand >

Hunger games >

How dumb would a Russian soldier have to be to think they'd actually get paid this bounty. I'm sure they'll eventually take out some tanks or and get some photos, but a higher up would pay will pay it to a friendly subordinate who'll kick back the majority. >

Bet they don't get paid, it would have been cheaper and more of an incentive to offer a get out of the war free pass. >


offer a get out of the war free pass.

"Excellent job, comrade. Go home and let the less competent people take over from here. Wait a sec, now that we have inspected the tank, it's not destroyed by our definition. Forget what I said, give back the medal I just gave you and go back to the frontline to try again." >

the bounty will be cancelled after they paid for a million western tanks destroyed. >

Right, sure, they'll pay bounties. Just like they pay soldiers as promised in their contracts. Just like they pay death benefits. How many times can you pretend to throw the ball before the dog won't fetch anymore? >

A sad commentary when Russia feels the need to add special incentives to it's troops to do their job. Further proof it's a losing it's grip. >

Can't wait for the list of excuses over the next several months. >

I bet this is to incentivize the Russian troops not to turn tail and run at the first sight of an Abrams or Leopard. >

If at first you don't succeed, bribe, bribe again.