Lancet drone strike and the explosion of the Ukrainian self-propelled guns Krab. A Ukrainian self-propelled gun 155-mm self-propelled gun Krab of Polish production came under attack from a Russian kamikaze drone "Lancet". One of the crew members of the self-propelled guns noticed the approaching drone and left the combat vehicle. As a result of the impact of the Lancet drone, a fire started in the self-propelled gun Krab and ammunition exploded.
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Footage of an incredible battle has been published, a Russian T-72 tank against a column of Ukrainian vehicles, consisting of 2 tanks and five M1224 MaxxPro armored vehicles. Actively maneuvering, the tank, with the support of artillery, stopped the advance of the Ukrainian column near Novoadarovka.
A Ukrainian armored car is storming the Russian defense line at speed. As you know, the Russian army has created a powerful multi-level defense line consisting of anti-tank gouges, dug ditches and minefields. The crew of one of the Ukrainian armored vehicles decided to try to overcome the anti-tank ditch at speed. As you can see in the video, he did not succeed, the fate of the crew is not reported.
On the night of Friday, August 4, the Ukrainian army tried to attack the Russian naval base in Novorossiysk with kamikaze maritime drones. Officially, the attack was repulsed, on the video you can see the moment of the defeat of the sea drone of Ukraine. Unfortunately, when repulsing the attack, the Russian large landing ship "Olenengorsky miner", project 775, which we previously talked about, was damaged. As you can see in the video, the ship was damaged and tilted. Despite official statements, don't underestimate the threat posed by Ukraine's maritime drones.
Footage of a Ukrainian mechanized group attacking Russian positions on the southern flank of Artyomovsk near Kleshcheevka. The Ukrainian unit used three armored personnel carriers BTR-4 Bucephalus in combat. As a result of the ensuing battle, two BTR-4s were destroyed, after which the Ukrainian unit retreated and evacuated the wounded on the third BTR-4. The video has been shortened.
An attempt to attack a Russian Ka-52 helicopter from the Ukrainian ATGM Stugna. The date and location where the attack was carried out are not reported. It is difficult to get into a flying helicopter from an ATGM, judging by the video, this calculation did not succeed. The firing range of the ATGM "Stugna-P" is up to 5000 meters.
The Ukrainian armored personnel carrier BTR-4 Bucephalus was destroyed by the Russian Lancet kamikaze drone, perhaps the armored vehicle had already been abandoned by the crew. The BTR-4 Bucephalus was put into service in 2008 and is equipped with a 23-mm or 30-mm gun, depending on the modification, as well as a grenade launcher or anti-tank systems. As a result of the impact of the Lancet drone, a fire broke out in the BTR-4, which completely destroyed the armored vehicle.
The stories of two soldiers about how two Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 Ukrainian UAVs were shot down. Bayraktar TB2 UAVs were armed with laser-guided MAM-L munitions and a high-explosive fragmentation or tandem HEAT warhead. Both UAVs were shot down by Igla MANPADS, one of the drones was jammed by electronic warfare systems.
During the assault by the Ukrainian army on the settlement of Urozhaynoye, one of the Ukrainian T-72 tanks was flooded by its crew in the Wet Yaly River. The reasons for the flooding of the tank in the river are not reported, the fate of the crew is unknown.
The use of the Russian infantry flamethrower Shmel in the battles in Ukraine. Published footage of the use in battles in Ukraine, the Russian jet infantry flamethrower "Bumblebee". According to the memoirs of Afghanistan veterans, a shot from a Bumblebee jet flamethrower is guaranteed to destroy all life in a two-story house, cave or makeshift shelter. The video shows a shot from a Bumblebee jet flamethrower at the bunker of the Ukrainian army and its consequences.
Footage of the attack of Russian FPV drones Phoenix-mini, on two Ukrainian armored vehicles BMP-1 and BMP-2. Drone "Phoenix-mini" company "BG-Optics", develops a maximum speed of up to 120 km/h and can rise to a height of up to 6000 meters, while carrying a payload of up to 1.5 kilograms. The drone can stay in the air for up to 40 minutes and has a flight radius of up to 16 kilometers. The drone is produced for civilian use, but apparently it was converted for military needs. The drone can automatically hold the course, coordinates and altitude, as well as carry out flight missions and auto return to the starting point.
An abbreviated episode of the attack of the Russian T-90M "Proryv" tank, supported by two BMP-3 armored vehicles in Ukraine, the full version is in the telegram. A mechanized group of the 85th brigade of Russia enters Kleshcheevka and, under the cover of the lead tank T-90M "Breakthrough", carries out a landing from two BMP-3 armored vehicles. After the suppression of the positions of the Ukrainian army and the landing of troops, the tank puts a smoke screen and, together with the BMP-3 armored vehicles, retreats to their original positions. There is no information about the further course of the battle.
An armored personnel carrier Stryker of the Ukrainian army, made in the USA, came under attack from a Russian kamikaze drone "Lancet" in the Rabotino district of the Zaporozhye region. Earlier we talked about the Stryker armored personnel carrier, there is a video with technical information on the channel. This is the first defeat of Stryker armored personnel carriers in Ukraine by Lancet drones. The quality of the video and the fact that it is not shown to the end does not allow us to assess what damage the armored personnel carrier received from the impact of the Lancet kamikaze drone.
4 Russian Kalibr missiles hit the Yuzhmash plant in Ukraine. Published footage of the strikes of Russian cruise missiles Kalibr, tonight on August 15, on the Ukrainian Southern Machine-Building Plant in the city of Dnepropetrovsk. As reported, the plant was hit by four missiles in total, you can see the missile strikes on the video. As a result of the impact, a strong fire broke out at the Yuzhmash plant. This is confirmed by a number of Ukrainian sources, citing the head of the Dnepropetrovsk regional military administration, Sergei Lysak.