The Ukrainian army actively uses the English armored trucks Wolfhound. The Wolfhound armored vehicle was the development of the Mastiff armored car, which was developed on the basis of the American Cougar vehicle. Wolfhound armored vehicles are now all decommissioned and are actively sold by England. In Ukraine, cars are used as armored personnel carriers, for this the space between the loading platform and the lattice screens of the car was filled with sandbags, and bags are also used directly in the body instead of seats. The vehicle's armor can withstand 12.7 mm bullets from all angles. Mine protection is designed to detonate 14 kg of explosives under the wheel or 7 kg under the bottom. The American 12.7-mm machine gun Browning M2HB is used as a weapon. The Wolfhound armored vehicle weighs 25 tons and has an engine power of 330 hp. The maximum speed on the highway is 90 km / h. Crew 2 people.
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A Ukrainian T-64 tank was hit by a Russian Lancet kamikaze drone. In the video, you can see that the tank crew even noticed a drone flying up to them, but did not close the hatches. Reportedly, the attack on the Ukrainian convoy took place on the banks of the Dnieper.
Australian-made Ukrainian armored car Bushmaster was ambushed in Ukraine. There were seven mercenaries from Poland in the car, all of them died. Judging by the damage, the ambush was organized professionally, the fire was fired from all sides.
The Ukrainian army began to use the GAIA Amir multifunctional armored vehicles manufactured by the Israeli company Gaia Automotive Industries. Officially, Israel does not supply weapons to Ukraine, and it is not known how the Amir armored cars ended up in the Kherson region, their manufacturer prohibits re-export. The armored car was first shown in 2018 and is used for patrolling, personnel transfer and evacuation of the wounded. The armored vehicle has protection against mines with a mass of charge up to 6 kg and protection against bullets with a caliber of 7.62 mm, protection can be improved with additional modules. The Amir armored vehicle is capable of carrying up to 12 soldiers and 3 tons of cargo. The car has a permanent four-wheel drive, the maximum speed of the armored car is 122 km / h.
Former President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, together with the volunteer movement, purchased an Oshkosh M1070 heavy tractor in England for the needs of the Ukrainian army. The Oshkosh M1070 tractor was developed in 1990 in the USA and is designed to transport heavy equipment in the US Army. The 8x8 vehicle is equipped with a 6-seater cab and can operate as part of road trains with a gross weight of up to 107 tons. The vehicle is equipped with a 12-liter turbodiesel with a capacity of 500 hp. With. In 1997, redesigned tractors under the index 1070F began to enter the army of England. The 1070F tractor was significantly different from the base model. It has a 700 hp diesel engine. With. For use in areas with increased danger, the cab of the tractor can be equipped with hinged armor, as well as lattice screens that protect against cumulative RPG grenades. Mounting of a remote-controlled installation with a 7.62-mm machine gun is provided on the cabin roof. Empty car weight 19.5 tons. The load capacity of the tractor semi-trailer is 70 tons. Power reserve 520 km.
One of the soldiers of the Russian PMC "Wagner", who was already in the videos, spoke about the battles in Ukraine, the hidden exit to the positions of the Ukrainian army and the capture of Ukrainian army soldiers on the front line.
The Russian army continues to actively use Lancet kamikaze drones in Ukraine. One of the installations of the Osa anti-aircraft missile system of the Ukrainian army, returning from combat duty, was spotted by Russian UAVs. The Osa air defense system was placed in a hangar, after which the building was hit by a Lancet kamikaze drone. Judging by the footage in the hangar, a fire started after the impact.
France handed over to Ukraine two batteries of the Crotale air defense system, it is worth noting that it is not known which versions of the air defense system were transferred. The French air defense system "Crotal" was developed in the late sixties by order of South Africa, after which the French army became interested in it. In the late eighties and in 2010 the complex was modernized, it was called "Crotale NG". SAM "Krotal" were actively exported and installed on different chassis. The French Ministry of Defense planned to abandon the Crotale NG complexes, the decommissioning of the last air defense systems was scheduled for 2025. The United States also tested the complex, but in the end did not accept it into service. The air defense system has a target tracking radar antenna and an optical-electronic station. A foldable survey radar antenna is installed on top. One complex can simultaneously fire at one target with a capacity of up to 4 launches per minute. The firing range of the latest versions of air defense systems is 500-10000 meters, the height of target destruction is up to 6000 meters.
Russian military personnel are actively using guns in Ukraine against STUPOR drones. In the video, using this complex, a commercial drone of the Ukrainian army DJI Mavic 3 was planted. At the moment, 3 drones of the DJI Mavic 3 type were planted using the PARS "STUPOR" anti-drone complex.
Strike installations UR-83P and UR-77 in Ukraine. The UR-83P is an analogue of the UR-77 demining machine, but it is delivered to the place of use by truck and assembled on site. Installation assembly time 1.5 hours. After the installations and incendiary shells hit, at the end of the video, the Russian unit began to attack the village of Berestovoye.
Russian servicemen, under the cover of a tank, evacuated the wounded directly from the front line. The crew of the tank with the callsign "Vesitologist" approached the positions of the Ukrainian army almost point-blank, the distance was about 100 meters. The fire of the tankers was corrected from the drone. Also, at the risk, the coordination of the work of the crew was carried out by one soldier directly from the armor of the tank.