From the Mundane Luxury page.
Imagine believing soldiers would steal washing machines of all things lmao. Like just picture some guy lugging one around along with 30+ kg of gear or trying to stuff it into the crew compartment of a BTR-80 along with himself and his squadmates.
Yeh. It’s just smooth brain no thoughts silliness, like even a cursory look at Russian should suggest how BS this is, and yet.
Also notable; Mordor was by far the most industrialized nation in Middle Earth at the end of the Third Age, so make of that what you will.