On the Kherson front, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed several Turkish Kirpi armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The situation on the Kherson front remains tense. The Ukrainian command is throwing more and more forces into the attack in order to try to build on the recent local success in the Krivoy Rog direction.
However, a considerable price was paid for the last APU. During the "counteroffensive" on our positions, Ukrainian units suffered heavy losses in manpower and equipment, including foreign ones. The Ukrainian command has not considered the loss of personnel for a long time.
In particular, the TG-channel "Operation Z: Russian Spring military commissars" сообщаетthat during the fighting in the Kherson region, the RF Armed Forces destroyed a huge number of Turkish BMC Kirpi armored vehicles, which the Armed Forces of Ukraine had previously received as military assistance.
Recall that back in early August, it was reported that the Ukrainian army had about 50 units of the aforementioned armored personnel carriers supplied by Turkey. At the same time, in total, Ankara planned to transfer about 200 such cars to Kyiv.
As for the Kirpi, this reconnaissance armored car was developed by the Turkish company BMC. The car received a body that can withstand hit by artillery fragments and armor-piercing bullets, as well as bulletproof glass.
Of the weapons in Kirpi there is a machine gun mounted on the roof, with a 360-degree rotation platform. In addition, the hull has 5 loopholes for firing small arms. weapons. The car is designed for 14 people: 12 fighters and 2 crew members.
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