Ukrainians Celebrate As They Take Mad Joyride On 'Captured' Russian Tank

A group of Ukrainian men have taken a ‘captured’ Russian tank on a joyride as Putin's forces abandon equipment and weapons.

Local resistance forces shared a 24-second video of them careering around the frozen fields of Slatyne, Ukraine, and can be heard celebrating, swearing, and laughing atop the T-80BVM armoured battle tank.

In the short clip, one man can be heard shouting 'we did it' and 'glory to Ukraine' as his local resistance pals laugh.

#Ukraine: In Slatyne, #Kharkiv Oblast local Territorial Defence Forces captured a T-80BVM and apparently had a lot of fun with it. pic.twitter.com/g0jNeBkDNI

— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) March 2, 2022

Ukrainian defenders also discovered what appeared to be a vacuum bomb launcher.

According to a weapons tracking expert, the Russian TOS-1A thermobaric MRLS was found in 'good condition and fully loaded'.

The wild footage surfacing on social media comes as Putin’s troops are fleeing from battle and surrendering without a fight, according to some reports.

#Ukraine: The first Russian TOS-1A thermobaric MRLS to be captured by the Ukrainian army. The system was abandoned in good condition and fully-loaded. pic.twitter.com/vMkxH31eGn

— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) March 1, 2022

#Ukraine: More vehicles of the Russian 4th Guards Tank Division, destroyed and abandoned in #Sumy, including a 152mm Msta-S self-propelled howitzer, 1V13 command vehicle, T-80U tank and logistical trucks. pic.twitter.com/eXePfmkT9I

— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) March 1, 2022

Ukraine’s defence ministry has implored the mothers of Russian soldiers to come to the capital Kyiv to collect their sons from the invasion.

As the first week since Russia invaded Ukraine nears a conclusion, the Ukrainian defence ministry has launched an apparent attempt to shame and embarrass Russia for how it is going, offering Russian mothers the chance to come and get their sons to take them home.

Мама, я в плену, забери меня домой https://t.co/CC98yhNiCd #10обрспн #гру #всрф #RussiaUkraineWar pic.twitter.com/htY2tlkCAw

— Necro Mancer (@666_mancer) March 2, 2022

The Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk has also asked the International Red Cross to give them assistance in getting the dead bodies of Russia soldiers back to their homeland.

Last week she said: "There are thousands of invaders’ bodies. This is a humanitarian need.

"We ask for the bodies of the invaders to leave Ukrainian territory and go to Russia.

"We call upon Russians again to make it so that there are fewer bodies of your sons, of your men, otherwise there will be thousands of them."

Video shared on Ukrainian channels of a captured Russian soldier apparently being fed by locals. The post says he burst into tears when he was allowed to video-call his mother. So many of these troops are just teenagers, with absolutely no clue what this war is really for. pic.twitter.com/oCPUC8cKcO

— Matthew Luxmoore (@mjluxmoore) March 2, 2022

She concluded: “I say it again, victory will be ours.”

In another statement released by the Ukrainian military, it was claimed that a group of Russian soldiers who were captured had only learned they were being sent to Ukraine the day before the invasion commenced, and thought they were only heading there to gather information before being sent home.

Ukraine's emergency service says more than 2,000 people have been killed since Russia's invasion of the country began on February 24.