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The Russian army, using Mi-26 transport helicopters, is transferring troops to the Kharkov direction to create a strike group of troops. Details and the purpose of the transfer of Russian troops are in the interview with the military correspondent in the video (Youtube subtitles)
Footage of lost and abandoned Ukrainian military equipment in the Izyumsko-Kupyansky direction. The video shows three Ukrainian-made infantry fighting vehicles and a new Turkish-made Kirpi armored personnel carrier. And two armored personnel carriers and a pickup truck from one of the mobile groups.
The crew of the Russian airborne combat vehicle BMD-4M showed their combat work and told the tactics of the Ukrainian army units. The armament of the BMD-4M is a 100 mm 2A70 cannon, a 30 mm 2A72 automatic cannon and a 7.62 caliber PKMT machine gun.
Footage of an attempted offensive by Ukrainian troops in Pisky, this is the Donetsk region. In the video, the battle and attack of Ukraine by the forces of a motorized infantry platoon of three BMP-2s supported by two T-72B tanks. After the destruction of one of the Ukrainian T-72Bs by Russian artillery and grenade launchers, Ukrainian units began to retreat.
Twenty Australian-made Bushmaster armored vehicles appeared in Ukraine. The Bushmaster armored car began to be produced in 1998, the car was originally intended to transport 10 soldiers and not to conduct combat operations. The armor of the vehicle protects the crew from 7.62 mm bullets and high explosives, it can be reinforced with modules. According to the developers, the armored vehicle is able to survive a landmine explosion up to 9.5 kg. The R400S-Mk2 combat module with an integrated 40-mm Mk.19 automatic grenade launcher is installed on the vehicle. Despite its appearance, the car is considered successful and has proven itself well. The approximate cost of an armored car, 1.5 million dollars.
Russian artillery attack on the Buk air defense system and Krab self-propelled guns of Ukraine. After the discovery of the Ukrainian air defense system, artillery attacked the area and destroyed the installation. A Polish-made Ukrainian self-propelled gun Krab was also found. The self-propelled guns Krab drove into the forest, the self-propelled guns were destroyed there by artillery strikes.
Footage of the strike of Russian Ka-52 helicopters on the amphibious assault of Ukraine. The attack by helicopters with Whirlwind missiles was carried out in the area of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, where the Ukrainian army tried to land an amphibious assault on a barge.
Rare footage of a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber dropping FAB-500 bombs in Ukraine at low altitude. Despite the presence of an armored titanium capsule for the Su-34 crew, it was a bold enough bombing, since the aircraft at such a low altitude could easily be shot down by MANPADS.
Ukraine received 35 FV103 Spartan armored personnel carriers from England. Combat vehicles have already been seen at the front. The FV103 armored personnel carrier was adopted by the British Army in 1978, and in 2007 it began to be withdrawn from service. The armored vehicle is designed to transport special teams and anti-aircraft groups. Armament - one 7.62 mm machine gun. An anti-tank version of the FV103 armored vehicle was also produced; it was named the FV120 Spartan MCT. The aluminum armor of the vehicle provides protection in frontal projection from armor-piercing bullets of 14.5 mm caliber from a distance of 200 meters, in lateral projection from bullets of 7.62 mm caliber. Crew - 3 people, landing group - 4 people. The speed on the highway is 70 km / h, the cruising range is about 500 km.
Video of overturning and collision of two BMP-1s of the Ukrainian army. The incident occurred during the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian army in the Kharkiv direction. For an unknown reason, one of the crews of the BMP-1 began to reverse and hit another combat vehicle. After that, both cars began to back up and one of them turned over.