Russia Company Puts $71k Cash Bounty for Destruction or Capture of Western Tanks...

by Great Game Media News Staff at Great Game Media

A Russian company has offered a reward for their destruction just days after the US and Germany approved the delivery of heavy main battle tanks to Ukraine, including future deployments of the cutting-edge Abrams M1 and Leopard tanks.

“A Russian company has offered a cash bounty of up to 5 million rubles ($71,648) for the destruction or capture of Western-made tanks recently promised to Ukraine by its European and American allies,” according to regional media reports.

Russian Firm Offers $71,000 Cash Bounty For Destruction Or Capture Of Western Tanks 2

Given that the Yekaterinburg-based company Fores stipulated the $70,000+ reward for whoever destroys or captures the first western tank, with a payout of 500,000 rubles ($7,164) for each subsequent tank, it appears that the race will be on for Russian troops (or mercenaries, in the case of Wagner Group).

According to Fores, it is driven by a patriotic desire to back the national army:

“The decision to transfer western tanks to Kyiv indicates that NATO is no longer supplying Ukraine with defensive weapons only and means that we need to consolidate and support our army,” Fores said in a statement.

It comes after the Kremlin claimed that…