‘Invasion Stripes’ on Russian Military Vehicles Near Ukraine [???]
April 16th, 2021It would be nice to see photos or video of the vehicles from above. I couldn’t find any other photos or video besides what is in the piece below.
Via: Express:
RUSSIA has stoked fears about a looming conflict with Ukraine after pictures emerged of military vehicles decorated with ‘invasion stripes’, amid claims Vladimir Putin has now deployed more than 100,000 troops close to the border.
The clip shows a column of BTR 80 armoured personnel carriers, each with a white cross painted across the top.
During the cold war, Russian soldiers would paint similar crosses on their tanks and other materiel in order to distinguish them from those of their opponents, who were also equipped with Soviet-made machinery.
Such an approach was used when the USSR invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968.
