A video shared on social media shows how the Ukrainians managed to destroy the only armored vehicle of the Russian army, and the successful strike is all the more ironic, since the military vehicle was disabled by the same thing that it was converted to work on the front. .

The Russian armored car placed the last mine on the frontPhoto: video shooting – Ukraine Weapons Tracker

This is the BTR-80 armored personnel carrier, entered service with the Soviet armed forces in 1986, which was modified with the UMZ mine system, which is designed to use a series of anti-personnel and anti-personnel weapons. anti-tank mines located on the equipment of the Russian army.

But the footage shows that he was removed from the ranks immediately after he ran over a mine and then was hit by the Ukrainians. Considering the powerful explosion that can be seen in the video and the fact that the strike was apparently coordinated from a drone, the Ukrainians most likely hit the modified armored car with an artillery salvo:

However, it is possible that the armored car was hit by a Javelin or NLAW type portable anti-tank system, which is in service with the Ukrainian armed forces and was used with great success by them in the early days of the Russian troops. intrusion.

The footage also shows how before the car explodes after being hit by the Ukrainians, some of the mines on it also “light up” like fireworks (around second 00:25).

Even more ironically, Russian military engineers were so proud of their “achievement” that the modified machine was filmed to show the public how it worked, and the footage was broadcast by Russian media for propaganda purposes:

Obviously, there was no shortage of irony and jokes on social media that a Russian armored vehicle would even drive through a mine of the Russian army, which disabled it, given that several videos that have appeared since the beginning of the war have signaled such situations.

Although the current situation may seem comical, the sheer number of mines planted by the Russian army in the areas it managed to occupy in the early stages of the invasion is one of the main reasons why the offensive launched by Ukraine last month is moving so slowly. .

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