details of what equipment Kyiv uses in the border region: Society: Russia: Lenta.ru

Russian soldiers from the Center group of troops on a damaged tank T-72B3 were able to break through the defense Armed Forces Ukraine (AFU) in the Red Army direction. IN Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation clarifiedthat the turret of a Russian tank was hit during the fighting, but it managed to cover infantry fighting vehicles with attack aircraft with fire during the attack on the enemy.

The defense department explained that the tank crews were given the task of breaking through the enemy’s fortified defenses and covering the assault units of the group of troops.

Soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces themselves turned the tank turret

Despite what happened, the tank crew continued to carry out the combat mission. So, in battle, the tank commander detected the firing points of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the gunner-operator gave instructions to the driver to turn the vehicle’s body in the right direction – he himself turned the turret as best he could, helping to aim and fire the shot.

“We had to act according to the situation. They worked like on a “saushka” (Self-propelled artillery mount, self-propelled gun – approx. “Tapes.ru”) , turned to the right, drove, shot and turned again,” shared the tank commander, junior lieutenant Grigory Kryshtal.

As a result of the work of servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces, fortified machine gun positions, AGS points, dugouts, as well as manpower of the Ukrainian side were hit. The actions of the Russian army fighters constrained the enemy in maneuver and did not allow them to return fire.

A “rare and complex” tank was spotted in service with the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Late last month online appeared photo of a British tank Challenger 2destroyed in the Kursk region. In Russia it was called “rare and complex” because of its clumsiness.

The photographs showed the tower lying on the ground. It is reported that the tank probably “threw” it after it was successfully hit by a shell. Another photo shows a fragment of armor with a trace of penetration.

Also it became knownthat the Ukrainian side began to use more and more equipment in the border areas NATO. “They send, send, send, I repeat – three to four attacks a day. And every roll-up is using technology,” said the Russian fighter. Despite the increasing incidence of such attacks, he assured that all of them are successfully repelled with the help of FPV drone crews and thanks to the artillerymen, “who hit very accurately.”