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Russian Forces Stop Ukrainian Military Convoy in Zaporozhye
Russian Forces Stop Ukrainian Military Convoy in Zaporozhye
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Russia's airborne and special forces units successfully halted an advancing Ukrainian column, which was carrying military equipment, in the area of Zaporozhye. 25.10.2023, Sputnik International
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A guards airborne mountain unit from Russia's Novorossyisk together with the special forces managed to stop Ukrainian troops in their tracks in the area of Verbovoye, the Russian Defense Ministry said."Reconnaissance units of the Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) used aerial surveillance to spot a Ukrainian military column, made up of two tanks and an armored vehicle, advancing towards our positions in the village of Verbovoye, in Zaporozhye. The units then promptly transmitted data marking the location of the enemy over to the special forces. The special troops struck one of the tanks with a well-aimed anti-tank guided missile (ATGM)," the Ministry's report said.The second tank and the armored vehicle then turned around and left the battlefield. Following the strike, the crew immediately changed their firing position to avoid Ukrainian return fire.The battle involved UAV units of the Novorossiysk Guards Airborne Mountain Forces and Special Forces troops, equipped with an anti-tank missile system.
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Russian Forces Stop Ukrainian Military Convoy in Zaporozhye
Russia's airborne and special forces units successfully halted an advancing Ukrainian column, which was carrying military equipment, in the area of Zaporozhye.
A guards airborne mountain unit from Russia's Novorossyisk together with the special forces managed to stop Ukrainian troops in their tracks in the area of Verbovoye, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"Reconnaissance units of the Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) used aerial surveillance to spot a Ukrainian military column, made up of two tanks and an armored vehicle, advancing towards our positions in the village of Verbovoye, in Zaporozhye. The units then promptly transmitted data marking the location of the enemy over to the special forces. The special troops struck one of the tanks with a well-aimed anti-tank guided missile (ATGM)," the Ministry's report said.
The second tank and the armored vehicle then turned around and left the battlefield. Following the strike, the crew immediately changed their firing position to avoid Ukrainian return fire.
The battle involved UAV units of the Novorossiysk Guards Airborne Mountain Forces and Special Forces troops, equipped with an
anti-tank missile system.
