A Russian soldier was seen on video exhibiting off a stockpile of captured Western weapons allegedly deserted by fleeing Ukrainian troops.

The Russian navy mentioned the captured weapons included Javelin rocket launchers, Browning M2 heavy machine weapons, and Carl Gustaf grenade launchers.

The Russian Ministry of Protection (MoD) mentioned Monday: "Captured weapons unexpectedly deserted by the retreating models of the Armed Forces of Ukraine."

Russian troops with abandoned weapons
A Russian soldier was seen on video exhibiting off a stockpile of captured Western weapons allegedly deserted by fleeing Ukrainian troops.Ministry of Protection of Russia/Zenger

The Russian MoD added: "Russian navy personnel observe that troopers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine started to more and more abandon their American 'Javelin' anti-tank missile programs and Swedish-produced NLAW [Next generation Light Anti-tank Weapon] imported by Western nations as a result of their bulkiness."

Within the footage, Maxim, the top of the depot the place the captured weapons are being saved, exhibits the stockpile of arms and tells the digital camera: "Right here, we even have a model of the American Browning M2 heavy machine gun and ammunition for the Swedish 84-mm Carl Gustaf grenade launcher."

He provides: "Now we have not seen something like this earlier than."

Zenger Information contacted Russian and Ukrainian officers for remark however had not acquired a reply on the time of writing.

Russian troops invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what the Kremlin continues to be calling a "particular navy operation." June 13 marks the one hundred and tenth day of the marketing campaign.

The Common Employees of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that between February 24 and June 13, Russia had misplaced 32,300 personnel, 1,432 tanks, 3,492 armored combating automobiles, 718 artillery programs, 226 a number of launch rocket programs, 97 anti-aircraft programs, 213 warplanes, 178 helicopters, 2,460 motor automobiles and gas tankers, 13 warships/boats, 585 drones, 54 items of particular gear and 125 cruise missiles.

Elsewhere in Ukraine, an enormous fireplace is reportedly raging at a chemical plant in Severodonetsk as street-to-street combating between Ukrainian and Russian forces takes place within the metropolis.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has mentioned that Russian assaults on the cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk has turned them into "lifeless cities," however he added that Ukrainian forces might nonetheless maintain Severodonetsk regardless of being outnumbered.

An aide to Zelensky has mentioned that Ukraine is dropping as much as 200 troops a day.

Zelensky has requested for extra weapons from Ukraine's allies to assist push again the Russian forces.

The UK and the US are sending long-range missile programs to Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of extra assaults in Ukraine if the West sends long-range weapons.

Putin has additionally mentioned that the West won't be able to wean itself off from Russian oil and fuel for years. U.S. officers have now additionally admitted that Russian income on vitality would possibly even be larger than they have been earlier than the battle began.

And on June 8, the European Parliament adopted a decision recommending that the European Union grant Ukraine the standing of candidate nation for EU membership. Within the balloting, 438 members of the European Parliament voted in favor of the decision, with 65 voting towards and 94 abstaining.

This story was offered to Newsweek by Zenger Information.