Pre-WWII 1930s Russian Trucks Being Used By Moscow's Ukraine Forces

Everything Russian seems to be expendable around Avdiivka this autumn, though the GAZ-AA, built in the Soviet Union in the 1930s due to on a licensing agreement for Ford's Model A does appear to define 'bottom of the barrel.'  JL 

The Kyiv Post reports:

The GAZ-AA, based on the Ford Model AA, was manufactured in Soviet Russia between 1932 and 1938 under an agreement with Ford Motor Company in the US. It can be seen driving along beaten tracks on the Avdiivka front. Russia may be running out of modern equipment in its invasion against Ukraine, or it may be preserving newer equipment by sacrificing outdated equipment — and those manning them — in its human wave tactics, neglecting the heavy casualties among its ranks. The Russian military “[does] not expect those trucks coming back, including passengers.”

In a video circulating on social media – what may be a truck introduced in the 1930s — can be seen driving along beaten tracks on the Avdiivka front.

Some users on “X,” the social media site formerly known as Twitter are saying that a viral video shows a GAZ-AA truck.

The GAZ-AA, based on the Ford Model AA, was manufactured in Soviet Russia between 1932 and 1938 under an agreement with Ford Motor Company in the US.

Due to its antiquity, the truck offers next to no protection in modern warfare.

Beneath the videos on X are snickering remarks from internet users about Russia’s use of outdated tech. One user remarked “antique roadshow” in reference to the possible use of a 1930s truck.

Another user speculated that the Russian military “[does] not expect those trucks coming back, including passengers.”

If the X users are correct about the truck, this would not be the first time Russia has been documented using outdated tech on the Avdiivka front — photographic evidence has shown a destroyed Russian armored personnel carrier from the 1950s alongside a damaged T-64BV tank.

Russia may be running out of modern equipment in its invasion against Ukraine, or it may be preserving newer equipment by sacrificing outdated equipment — and those manning them — in its human wave tactics, neglecting the heavy casualties among its ranks.

Russia recently stepped up its assault on Avdiivka in a bid to take over the Ukrainian stronghold.