Russian commander kills himself after learning 90% of his unit’s infamous Z tanks are USELESS, Ukraine claims

A RUSSIAN commander has reportedly killed himself after finding out that 90 per cent of his unit’s infamous Z tanks are useless. Ukraine claimed the commander of the “13th tank regiment” shot himself upon realising the majority of vehicles in his unit were unusable due to parts being stolen. GettyThe commander reportedly took his own life after realising most of his Z marked tanks were unusable[/caption] APA destroyed Russian tank near the town of Trostianets, in the Sumy region[/caption] Kyiv also said that most of the vehicles were almost completely dismantled while some did not even have engines. Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence added that Russian forces were struggling and are facing the “problem of the impossibility of restoring equipment after ‘deconservation’ from warehouses”. In a statement on Telegram, they said that electronic equipment containing precious metals had also been stripped. The update read: “Currently, the enemy RVB is trying to ‘put into operation’ a significant amount of equipment coming from long-term storage facilities. READ MORE ON UKRAINE KILL LIST Panic over Abramovich poisoning by Putin death squad sparks peace talks food ban THRASH TALK Putin told ‘poisoned’ Abramovich he'd ‘thrash’ Ukraine in peace talks warning “The condition of this equipment is mostly extremely unsatisfactory, which makes its full use impossible. “At present, plans to transfer equipment taken from storage to the front have actually been thwarted.” If confirmed, the commander’s death would become the latest in a series of top Russian officers who have been killed in Ukraine. Last week Western officials said a colonel was run over with a tank by his own troops after huge losses on the battlefield. Most read in The Sun MOLLY-BAE? 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Major Dmitry Toptun, was reportedly blown up when his armoured vehicle was hit by an anti-tank missile in Izyum, near Kharkiv. It comes as… Ukrainian soldiers have recaptured one of the first towns to fall to Russian invaders.Dramatic Call Of Duty-style footage shows the moment a Ukrainian soldier obliterates a Russian tank using a guided missile.Murdered Putin rival Boris Nemtsov ‘was tailed’ by an agent linked to Kremlin hit squad as suspect lays siege to Mariupol.Up to 40,000 Ukrainians have been snatched from besieged cities and forced into Russian slave labour in a war crime.Chilling footage shows injured Russian soldiers looking terrified as they are awarded bravery medals for their role in Putin’s Ukraine invasion.Russia wants to split Ukraine in half like North and South Korea, the country’s military intelligence chief has warned.A blind mystic who is said to have predicted 9/11 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine claimed Putin will become “lord of the world”.Civilians in Kyiv have resorted to drinking sewage water as the city continues to be bombarded by horror Russian missile strikes. And elsewhere, paratrooper commander Major Alexey Osokin was also reported to have been killed during the fighting in Ukraine. The fighting has taken a toll on Russian forces with humiliated Putin facing defeat in Kyiv after Ukrainian forces have fought hard to reclaim Kherson. RUSSIA'S SLAIN COMMANDERS Putin's top brass killed since the invasion of Ukraine: Major Dmitry Toptun Major Alexey Osokin Lieutenant General Andrei Mordvichev Major General Vitaly Gerasimov Major General Andrei Kolesnikov Major General Andrei Sukhovetsky Colonel Nikolay Ovcharenko Colonel Sergei Porokhyna Colonel Sergei Sukharev Colonel Andrei Zakharov Colonel Konstantin Zizevsky Lieutenant Colonel Yuri Agarkov Lieutenant Colonel Denis Glebov Lieutenant Colonel Dmitry Safronov Major Viktor Maksimchuk General Magomed Tushaev Colonel Alexei Sharov Kherson was the first major city to be captured by Russian troops but Ukrainian forces have launched a heroic retaliation. The Russian leader had promised his troops a quick victory but over a month after the invasion, that day hasn’t come. Ukraine is now littered with the burnt-out wrecks of Russian tanks and armoured vehicles, charred remains of downed aircraft, and the dead bodies of soldiers – many of whom were teenage conscripts. Russia’s defeat is a significant victory, defence sources say – as it opens a route to the besieged city of Sumy. Read More on The Sun GOING GOING GONG? Furious Oscars bosses in talks over stripping Will Smith of Best Actor ROM 'CHEM ATTACK' Abramovich ‘went blind and skin peeled off after eating poisoned choc' Previously a Russian taxi driver reportedly surrendered with a tank in return for £7,500 and Ukrainian citizenship. Ukrainian forces have reclaimed Trostianets, one of the first towns to fall, in another blow to Putin’s war. 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