Ukraine authorities say seized Russian tanks don’t need to be declared on tax form

Corruption-fighting body urges citizens to continue to defend the motherland' while easing any concerns about significant changes in the property status'

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It's not often that tax can lift people's spirits but Ukrainian authorities may have done just that, assuring citizens that any Russian military equipment they seize won't need to be declared for tax purposes.

Have you captured a Russian tank or armoured personnel carrier and are worried about how to declare it? Keep calm and continue to defend the motherland!" Ukraine's National Agency for the Protection against Corruption (NAPC) said, according to the Ukraine arm of the Interfax news service.