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Pentagon 'Secretly' Sends Assault Breacher Anti-Mine Vehicle to Ukraine
Pentagon 'Secretly' Sends Assault Breacher Anti-Mine Vehicle to Ukraine
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The United States secretly delivered to Ukraine a powerful armored mine clearing vehicle, the M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV), reported Forbes.
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The United States appears to have secretly delivered to Ukraine, mired in its botched counteroffensive, a powerful armored mine clearing vehicle, reported Forbes.While the exact number of vehicles delivered is not clear, at least one American-made Assault Breacher was featured in official photos posted by the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on November 3, the country’s Missile Forces and Artillery and Engineering Troops Day.It’s interesting to note that the US Assault Breacher was conspicuously absent from the official list of Washington-pledged equipment for Ukraine.As the Kiev regime continues to show no scruples in racking up huge manpower losses, American defense companies are only too eager to rake in more profits. Furthermore, US Marines reportedly no longer wanted their stock of M1150s, so it appeared to be a win-win for the US Defense Department.The M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV), which weighs 55 tons, is a mine- and obstacle-clearing machine that also boasts an armored hull.The M1150 ABV is a “highly mobile and heavily armored minefield and complex obstacle breaching system," as per the description given by the US Army.It consists of:The Assault Breacher, which is manned by a two-person crew, costs an estimated $4 million.After digging up and detonating mines, as well as filling up anti-tank trenches, the vehicle marks out a "safe lane" using flags.The reported delivery of the US mine clearing vehicle to Ukraine comes as Kiev has been unable to turn the tide of its failed summer counteroffensive, despite all the billions' worth of weaponry fueling NATO’s proxy war against Russia. Even Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi admitted this week that there “will most likely be no deep and beautiful breakthrough” in the counteroffensive this year. He also openly bemoaned the fact that information taken from “NATO textbooks” failed to match up with reality.Ukraine has been sending its troops against Russian defenses, racking up massive human losses while still failing to produce any result that could be touted as a tactical victory to NATO sponsors.Russia's formidable defenses consist of everything from stretches of infantry trenches, to tank traps, mines, and other obstructions which would require heavy tanks to penetrate.
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Pentagon 'Secretly' Sends Assault Breacher Anti-Mine Vehicle to Ukraine
No amount of sophisticated weaponry worth however many billions of dollars appears to be sufficient to help Ukraine in its floundering counteroffensive. The Kiev regime's forces have failed to break through Russia's defensive lines, with the much-heralded offensive becoming nothing short of a “meat grinder.”
The United States appears to have secretly delivered to Ukraine, mired in its
botched counteroffensive, a powerful armored mine clearing vehicle, reported
Forbes.
While the exact number of vehicles delivered is not clear, at least one American-made Assault Breacher was featured in official photos posted by the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on November 3, the country’s Missile Forces and Artillery and Engineering Troops Day.
It’s interesting to note that the US Assault Breacher was conspicuously absent from the official list of
Washington-pledged equipment for Ukraine.
As the Kiev regime continues to show no scruples in racking up
huge manpower losses, American defense companies are only too eager
to rake in more profits. Furthermore, US Marines reportedly no longer wanted their stock of M1150s, so it appeared to be a win-win for the US Defense Department.
The M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV), which weighs 55 tons, is a mine- and obstacle-clearing machine that also boasts an armored hull.
The M1150 ABV is a “highly mobile and heavily armored minefield and complex obstacle breaching system," as per the description given by the US Army.
Turret with two Linear Demolition Charge Systems
High Lift Adapter, interchangeably mounted with a Full Width Mine Plow or a Combat Dozer Blade
The Assault Breacher, which is manned by a two-person crew, costs an estimated $4 million.
After digging up and detonating mines, as well as filling up anti-tank trenches, the vehicle marks out a "safe lane" using flags.
The reported delivery of the US mine clearing vehicle to Ukraine comes as Kiev has been unable to turn the tide of its failed summer counteroffensive, despite all the billions' worth of weaponry
fueling NATO’s proxy war against Russia. Even Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi
admitted this week that there “
will most likely be no deep and beautiful breakthrough” in the counteroffensive this year. He also openly bemoaned the fact that information taken from “
NATO textbooks” failed to match up with reality.
Ukraine has been sending its troops against Russian defenses, racking up massive human losses while still
failing to produce any result that could be touted as a tactical victory to NATO sponsors.
Ukraine lost over 90,000 servicemen killed and wounded since start of counteroffensive on June 4, Russia’s Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu said on October 30. It was added that the Ukrainian counteroffensive had failed to achieve significant success on the battlefield, with the Ukrainian forces losing around 600 tanks and about 1,900 armored vehicles. The Russian Army will continue to "methodically and confidently" carry out assigned tasks in the special military op zone, the ministry added.
Russia's formidable defenses consist of everything from stretches of infantry trenches, to tank traps, mines, and other obstructions which would require heavy tanks to penetrate.
4 November 2023, 07:12 GMT
