Ukrainian forces in Kharkiv surrender and abandon their new tanks on battlefield , Russian MoD says

The Russian Defense Ministry announced that its forces fought a battle in the Tobolsky district of Kharkiv province, where Ukrainian forces surrendered and abandoned new tanks with full ammunition on the battlefield.

The commander of the tank division that participated in the battle said “They had new tanks that were taken out of the warehouses with full ammunition… the Ukrainian forces surrender just because they see us, our tanks and our equipment… They don’t want to fight us .”

The commander indicated that his division’s mission was limited to establish control over nearby residential gatherings and securing a passageway for Russian units to the south.