Russia claimed it destroyed Bradleys, but the US hasn't sent them to Ukraine - Business Insider
- A video from September that is circulating online shows Russia claiming it destroyed four Bradley vehicles.
- However, the US only announced last week that it plans to send the armored vehicles to Ukraine.
- Russia has been repeatedly caught fabricating details of the war in Ukraine.
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A video that has recently surfaced online shows a Russian defense official claiming Moscow eliminated four US-made armored vehicles in Ukraine. The problem is that the US only offered the vehicles to Kyiv last week, and they haven't even arrived yet.
The video, which began making the rounds on social media this week, shows Russian Defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov claim that Ukraine at one point lost 17 infantry fighting vehicles — including four Bradleys "made in the USA" — on the battlefield.
The months-old video is from a Russian defense ministry briefing in early September, but it has since resurfaced given that the White House announced last week that it intends to send Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine.
Konashenkov's false claims also appear in a September 4, 2022 report that was published to the...
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