Notorious sniper trolls Russians by posing with their rations and thanking them

Canadian sniper ‘Wali’, who has become a thorn in the Russian army’s side, mockingly thanking them for “hand delivering” their field rations to him in an online video

The notorious Canadian sniper ‘Wali’ has been trolling Russian troops again after mocking them by posing with their out-of-date food rations – and even ‘thanking’ them.

He flew out to fight with the Ukrainians in their defence against Vladimir Putin’s invading forces, having previously volunteered with the Kurdish resistance against the Islamic State in Iraq.

In a Facebook post poking fun at the Russian army, the sniper – who goes by the nom-de-guerre ‘Wali’ – posed with their MREs (meals ready to eat), rations that soldiers consume during battle, the Daily Star reported.

“Here I am with a Russian military ration,” he said. “I would like to thank the Russian Army for bringing this meal to me.

“I know it hasn’t been easy. Thank you for crossing combat zones, muddy roads and areas bombarded by Ukrainian artillery.

“And thank you to the starving Russian soldiers who sacrificed themselves for me to have this good meal. Hoping to be able to taste several other rations of this kind.”

In the clip, he opeed a cardboard box full of supplies before taking out each individual package and showing the use-by date on the back to demonstrate that the goods were out of date. But Wali said he enjoyed the meals regardless.

There have been several reports of Russian troops leaving behind heavy artillery, ammo and military vehicles since the war began on February 24.

Wali added: “And thank you for leaving ammo and grenades behind after retreating. Some of my comrades are now even better armed than before you arrived. Thanks thanks!”

The tongue-in-cheek review is just his latest barb aimed at the Russians. Last month he gave an interview disproving false Russian claims that he had been killed. In a video, he posed in a ball pit with his sniper rifle.