Kremlin Welcomes Bounty Offer for Destroying Western Tanks in Ukraine

Kremlin Welcomes Bounty Offer for Destroying Western Tanks in Ukraine
U.S. M1A2 "Abrams" tank moves to firing positions during U.S. led joint military exercise "Noble Partner 2016" near Vaziani, Georgia, on May 18, 2016. David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters
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MOSCOW—The Kremlin on Wednesday welcomed a Russian company’s offer of “bounty payments” for soldiers who destroy Western-made tanks on the battlefield in Ukraine, saying it would spur Russian forces to victory.

The Russian company Fores this week offered 5 million rubles ($72,000) in cash to the first soldiers who destroy or capture U.S.-made Abrams or German Leopard 2 tanks in Ukraine.