The head of Transbaikalia introduced payments for the seizure of tanks in Ukraine to maintain the spirit of soldiers

The governor of the Trans-Baikal Territory, Alexander Osipov, explained that he had introduced payments for the military from the region for capturing tanks in Ukraine to maintain morale and motivation. He said that "the Transbaikalians are Siberian people" and expressed the hope that they would do everything on the battlefield "wisely and without excessive fervor."

"When someone scares with some tanks, they will rush with enthusiasm to show Kuzkin's mother to all these overseas foreign technical tricks. So I worry first of all that they do it intelligently, calmly, without excessive fervor and haste, wisely. And secondly, of course, they deserve encouragement for the results", - the governor said. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.

Recall that on the eve of the governor promised to pay up to three million rubles to the military from the region, who will capture Western tanks during a special operation in Ukraine. For the capture of the Leopard tank, the military was promised to pay three million rubles, for its destruction - one million rubles. They promise to transfer 1.5 million rubles for the capture of the M1 Abrams tank, and half a million rubles for its destruction.

On the eve of the German authorities approved the supply of 14 German Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, and also allowed other countries to send these weapons to Ukraine. Earlier, Poland initiated a coalition of European countries that will jointly supply German tanks to this country. At the same time, the United States announced its readiness to supply Ukraine with its Abrams tanks.