Occupiers have switched to horseback: a video featuring "Russian stormtroopers" has surfaced online.

The active pace of the Russian offensive has resulted in them successfully losing over 15,000 units of military equipment since 2022. Now, for assaults, they are using civilian cars and motorcycles, but they have taken it even further by switching to horses.

Former MP Anton Gerashchenko shared footage of the assault on the social network X. According to him, the occupiers in the footage are from the Sakha Republic (Yakutia).

The video shows two soldiers of the Russian army riding horses somewhere in Ukraine. One of them mentions that the horses are obedient, while the other complains about their slowness.

"The 'second army in the world' in all its glory. A regression to the times of the Russian Empire – complete with cavalry and the conscription of representatives of national minorities as cannon fodder," Gerashchenko commented on the video.

He emphasized that Sakha is very rich in resources, yet the local population lives in great poverty.

"The indigenous people of Sakha are fighting in Ukraine on stolen horses, while Moscow fills its treasury with revenues from their diamonds, gold, gas, and oil," he added.

It is worth noting that the topic of the degradation of the Russian army has been raised multiple times in recent years. There are even memes dedicated to this subject circulating on the internet.

According to Oryx, the documented losses of military equipment by Russians have exceeded 15,000 units. Meanwhile, estimates from Forbes suggest that Russian factories are capable of producing around 200 new BMP-3s, approximately 90 T-90M tanks, and several hundred other armored vehicles annually.

Most of the replenishment of equipment comes from the use of old Soviet stockpiles, which are also gradually being depleted. Consequently, one can even see samples produced in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as civilian vehicles, on the front lines.

As previously reported, analysts estimate that between 41% to 52% of equipment remains in storage bases for the Russians. However, a significant portion is unfit for use and will likely only be good for spare parts.