The Ministry of Defense showed the evacuation of captured Western-made AFU equipment

Sakhalin military personnel of the 39th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 68th Army Corps were able to capture and evacuate Western-made armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to the rear. This was announced on March 24 by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

"Among the trophies are the American MaxxPro armored personnel carrier, the French Renault APC and the Kozak armored vehicle. Two samples — MaxxPro and Kozak — were disabled as a result of detonation by mines that had previously been placed by military personnel from the Far East on the enemy's likely advance routes," the department said.

In turn, the Renault armored personnel carrier was hit by an accurate drone hit. Because of this, its repair and further use are impossible.

The evacuation group worked in high-risk conditions, but thanks to coordinated actions, the equipment was still able to be safely removed from the battlefield.

"In the future, the equipment will be restored in a repair shop and will replenish the collection of captured foreign weapons," the Defense Ministry concluded.

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A day earlier, the military showed the evacuation of captured AFU equipment from the Kursk border region. Similar trophies were obtained on March 14. The video shows a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, M-113 armored personnel carriers, Kozak armored vehicles and other equipment thrown by the enemy along the entire Kursk direction. To evacuate equipment, the military first explores the path using a drone, after which sappers arrive.