One of the Ukrainian soldiers, possibly a mercenary from Georgia, filmed an American armored car International MaxxPro of the Ukrainian army from the inside. MaxxPro armored personnel carrier manufactured by Navistar International, adopted by the United States in 2007. At that time, American troops in Iraq were urgently re-equipping with these vehicles, since the Humvee armored vehicles had poor mine protection. The MaxxPro armored vehicle can withstand an explosion of a mine in TNT equivalent up to 7 kg. In the US, you can buy a new MaxxPro for $550,000.
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The Ukrainian army began to use Dingo ATF armored vehicles, some of them were seen in the photo of the Ukrainian Airborne Forces units. Earlier it was reported that Germany will transfer 50 of these machines to Ukraine. Dingo ATF entered service with Germany in 2003. The body of the Dingo-2 machine is made of armored steel and combined armor "MEXAS" and provides protection against bullets of 7.62 mm caliber and explosive devices up to 8 kg of TNT. The machine is produced in nine modifications and is in service with 7 countries. For fire support, a 7.62 mm MG-3 machine gun is used, which can be replaced with a 12.7 mm M2 machine gun or a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher. The vehicle is capable of carrying eight troops. The ATF "Dingo" armored car was created on the Unimog all-wheel drive chassis and has a speed of up to 90 kilometers per hour. The engine power is 237 hp. Power reserve - 1000 km.
Russian troops fired MZ-21 incendiary shells at the positions of the Ukrainian army in the village of Nevelskoye near Donetsk. The peculiarity of the 9M22S shells is that the fire they caused cannot be extinguished. A magnesium-based combat incendiary mixture ignites upon burst and reaches a combustion temperature of up to 2700 degrees. Each incendiary shell carries up to 180 incendiary elements and inflicts damage on enemy personnel and lightly armored vehicles.
Ukraine received TRLG-230 MLRS from Turkey, as reported in the video, their first use. After the appearance of footage with the MLRS, the Turkish media denied this, it is reported that the installation on the video is most likely Azerbaijani. The TRLG-230 MLRS from the Turkish company Roketsan are quite new; 230 mm missiles were tested in 2020. The missile of this MLRS has a flight range of 70 km and, in the final section of the flight path, can be guided by a Bayraktar TB2 UAV laser beam or ground-based laser target designation. It is worth noting that the Bayraktar TB2 UAV is quite large and can be detected even by older versions of air defense systems, it will be difficult to carry out laser target designation with them in the air defense coverage area. The chassis of the Russian KAMAZ-63501 was used as a platform for the MLRS, and other chassis were reported to accommodate installations.
The Russian calculation of the Tor-M2U air defense system showed the destruction of the UAV of the Ukrainian army. Usually, the work of SAM crews is not as interesting as the actions of combat units of other troops, since in most cases you cannot see the result. In this case, this is not the case, the moment of the UAV hit is shown on the screen of the air defense system, the UAV type could not be established. The Tor-M2U air defense system is a modification of the 2009 complex, the air defense system can direct missiles at 8 targets and simultaneously fire at 4 at a distance of up to 12 kilometers.
Archival episode of the battle made by a Ukrainian soldier in the Kherson direction, presumably in September. In the video, Ukrainian BTR-70s received from Macedonia. The result of the battle at the end of the video.
The Ministry of Defense of Luxembourg stated that as part of the regular military assistance, 6 Primoco One 150 UAVs were transferred to the Ukrainian army. The UAVs were created by the Czech company Primoco UAV. The drone can automatically take off, land and follow the route. The One 150 UAV has a maximum takeoff weight of 150 kg, a flight time of up to 15 hours and is controlled at a distance of up to 200 km from a ground station. Having programmed the UAV to move along the route, the flight range reaches 2000 km. With a payload, and it is 30 kg, it is obvious that the UAV can be used as a kamikaze drone, programmed to fly along the route. The drone is equipped with infrared cameras and has a 50 hp single piston engine. Drone flight speed up to 150 km/h, time spent in the air up to 15 hours. UAV flight height up to 3300 meters. Wingspan: 4.9 m.
The Ukrainian army received American 105-mm M101 howitzers developed during the Second World War from Lithuania, video footage of their use is shown. Earlier, Lithuania received these howitzers from Denmark, the guns were repainted and transferred to Ukraine. The Howitzer M101 howitzer has been mass-produced since 1941 and turned out to be successful. The howitzer is still in service with the armies of many countries of the world. In some countries, howitzers were improved and produced under a different index. Howitzer crew 8 people, firing range - 11 thousand meters, rate of fire - 4-5 rounds per minute, weight - 2260 kg. The price of the howitzer is 57 thousand dollars.
The Belarusian army landed a Polish UAV 12 km from the border with Poland. This was reported by the Belarusian media. The drone was reportedly equipped with a thermal imager, a high-definition camera, and high-capacity batteries. The incident occurred during a visit by Polish President Andrzej Duda to the field camp of the 11th Masurian Artillery Regiment near the village of Nowa Luka in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. The drone filmed important infrastructure facilities of the republic, including military installations.
Britain handed over to Ukraine a batch of high-precision Brimstone-2 missiles, the footage of the loading of missiles was published by the Ministry of Defense of the Kingdom. We have already talked about the Brimstone rocket received by Russia earlier. Brimstone 2 is a modified and improved version of the original Brimstone rocket. When launched from the air, the missile has a range of up to 60 kilometers, when launched from the ground, the flight range is 12 kilometers. The missile's improved homing head, modular design and updated software improve its accuracy. When tested from the Tornado fighter, the missile hit the target 91% of the time. The approximate cost of the Brimstone rocket is $150,000.
The result of the impact of the Russian Lancet drone on the D-20 howitzer, shooting of Ukraine. The consequences of this strike were shown by a unit of the Ukrainian army. According to a soldier of the 57th separate motorized infantry brigade of Ukraine, only the wheel of the howitzer was damaged. But the operator does not show another part of the howitzer, where all the controls are located.
An episode of the battle of the Ukrainian army in Bakhmut. The video shows the use of the American 60-mm mortar M224 LWCMS with a range of fire from 45 to 3500 meters and a rate of fire up to 20 rounds per minute. The mortar was adopted by the US Army in 1977, now being replaced by the M224A1 version. The video also shows a low-altitude flight of a pair of Su-25s and one MiG-29 of the Ukrainian Air Force in the Bakhmut direction. The fighting in the Bakhmut area is now one of the most intense, the Russian army is gradually surrounding the city.
The mobile group of Ukraine was hit by artillery. The servicemen loaded the mortar into the car, the area was patrolled by a Russian UAV and immediately transmitted the data to the artillery crews. As a result of an artillery strike, a mortar was thrown and one of the soldiers was wounded.
Personnel training Russian mobilized military personnel at a training ground near Kazan. Fire on various types of training targets is not carried out at a distance of 100 to 400 meters with tracer bullets, it is reported that combat experience is taken into account in the preparation.