John Kettler Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 (edited) Found this most informative and enlightening 2017 article while researching a related matter. It's primarily about BMDs from both sides in combat, but gets into other areas of interest, such as operating with troops on top, cage armor and other expedients. There is also an account of an IFV vs tank clash which bears at least some resemblance to our Bradley vs T-72 engagements in Iraq.https://warisboring.com/airborne-fighting-vehicles-rolled-through-hell-in-eastern-ukraine/ Regards, John Kettler Edited October 2, 2021 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiduk Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, John Kettler said: https://warisboring.com/airborne-fighting-vehicles-rolled-through-hell-in-eastern-ukraine/ You can see a video of a knocked out BMD-2 at Kramatorsk below. Not knoked out. BMD-2 №768 was broken near Serhiivka village near Kramatorsk during the movement and abandonet by crew. To avoid it capturing, pro-Ukrainain inhabitants of the village guarded it all night with hunter rifles. Next day the helicopter with militaries arrived, but after short investigation turned out there is not possible to repair it just on the place - I don't know why it didn't evacuate by the BREM or heavy tractor at least, but there was assumed decision to disable BMD completely. Further locals partilaly disassembled it on the metal. After this territory passed under firm control of Ukraine the hull of this BMD (already without turret, tracks and wheels) was at last evacuated. The Ukraine an light armor and artillery beat back a counter-attack by the Berkut, killing one, and chased the separatist fighters into the village and back out again, leading the remaining separatist militia to flee for the hills. An allied separatist platoon, issued a faulty map, blundered into the path of the Ukrainian armor and suffered losses. Subsequently, a Ukrainian armored column of the 3rd Company under Capt. Kazak attempted to break out of the village — but had the misfortune of encountering a rebel tank as they advanced. Author of the article confused two different episodes. First took place in Orlovo-Ivanivka village on 1st Aug and the engaging of column with a tank was earlier, on 31st of July directly in Shakhtarsk town. Units of 25th brigade hadn't the task to capture the town, but only to show the intention of assault in order to distract as many enemy troops as posible and clear the way for raid group of 95th airmobile brigade which should launch own advance to the border from the back of 25th brigade positions in order to unblock units of Sector D, trapped there. Some of the crews were part of Cossack mercenary companies with combat experience in Chechnya. One of the new BMD-2s, serial number 275, was later captured by Ukrainian forces at Lutuhyne — near Luhansk — on Aug. 20, withOne documentation onboard showing it came from a company of the 76th Guards Airborne Division stationed in Pskov, Russia. This happened during the battle for Georgiivla, not in Lutuhine. And crews like and vehicles were not cossacks, but of 76th VDV division too Edited October 3, 2021 by Haiduk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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