Donkeys are being used by Vladimir Putin’s troops to move ammunition and supplies to the frontline in Ukraine amid a shortage of military vehicles, according to Russian soldiers and war bloggers.
The losses of armoured combat vehicles – tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and armoured personnel carriers – amounted to 11,597 units, according to Oryx, a Dutch research group that monitors the war in Ukraine.
Another Russian serviceman claimed that his unit had received four donkeys and joked about using the animals in the 21st century.
The animals were being provided directly to troops by Russia’s Defence Ministry, a number of unnamed soldiers said on Telegram.
“If some methods such as donkeys, horses, and so on are used to deliver ammunition and other supplies to the front line, this is normal.
