The Defense Ministry showed footage of the destruction of an AFU armored personnel carrier in Kharkiv region

Soldiers of the reconnaissance unit of the First Guards Tank Army of the First Guards Tank Army of the West group of forces have destroyed an M113 armored personnel carrier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in Kharkiv Region. Images of the combat operation were published on December 27 by the Russian Defense Ministry.

It is specified that the object was detected with the help of an unmanned aerial vehicle in the forest belt near the locality of Lozovaya.

"After analyzing the intelligence received, a decision was made to fire on the enemy armored personnel carrier," - stated in the message of the department.

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Earlier, on November 27, the grouping of Russian troops "North", using the FPV drone combat calculation, destroyed a tank of the AFU in Kharkiv region. It is specified that the military equipment was discovered during reconnaissance activities in the region.

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