When it hits a mine, it usually destroys the tracks by detonation, due to which the military equipment can no longer move (this is the destruction of mobility), however, sometimes catastrophic destruction also occurs (eng. catastrophic kill) – when due to the damage caused, the military equipment can no longer be used and repaired.
Catastrophic destruction usually occurs when mine damage ignites the fuel or engine or detonates ammunition, as happened this time.
The captured footage shows the armored vehicle being thrown into the air. The video was posted on Telegram by fighters of the 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade drone unit.
“The most powerful detonation of the Russian BMP-2 ammunition!” An armored vehicle with Russian soldiers tried to break into Torecka, Donetsk region, but ran over a mine barrier and exploded,” the statement said.
The BMP-2 is a Soviet tracked infantry fighting vehicle.
The main armament of the combat vehicle is a stabilized 30 mm automatic cannon “2A42”, and a 7.62 mm machine gun “PKT” is also installed. The landing compartment can accommodate 6 soldiers.
Adapted from Defense Express and other sources.
2024-08-30 08:26:34