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by lenderton 603 days ago
The article claims that Russians have in the past attempted to storm Ukrainian positions in "golf carts", but for clarification, the vehicles destroyed in that incident were actually Chinese-made 4-wheelers.

The model is DesertCross 1000-3, and it retails in the USA for 18,999 USD (MSRP) - which is perhaps more expensive than many of the WWII-era tanks Russia occasionally used earlier on in the war.

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The Ukrainians have been using electric motorbikes for longer than the Russians. Mostly, from what I've read, as tank hunters - the rider is armed with an anti-armor weapon - or as transportation for snipers (not sure if teams or individuals).

https://armyrecognition.com/focus-analysis-conflicts/army/co...