Panic (May 22 2024) Russian forces use Chinese ATV destroys 89 Ukrainian soldier in trench Avdiivka

Russian forces use Chinese ATV destroys 89 Ukrainian soldier in trench Avdiivka.

Moscow’s troops use quad bikes and motorcycles to attack in small groups every few days as they look for weak spots in Kyiv’s defensive lines. Russia has reportedly purchased thousands of Chinese Desertcross 1000-3 ATVs.

[Music] W Russia has reportedly purchased thousands of Chinese desert cross 1000 three ATVs per the intelligence update Rob Lee a senior fellow at the foreign policy Research Institute said last month that one of these vehicles in service with Russia’s 177th Naval Infantry Regiment had been outfitted with a counterd drone screen this improvised anti-drone armor cage-like netting that’s sometimes referred to as a cope cage has been featured prominently on Russian and Ukrainian armored vehicles including tanks it is essentially a last ditch added layer of protection to defend against threats like drones artillery and some missiles [Music] while Russia’s lighter vehicles are more vulnerable to Ukrainian attacks than its heavy armor Moscow has still lost scores of tanks and armored vehicles on the battlefield including tov’s exploding fpv drones these systems are by no means Invincible even if they are equipped with added layers of protection the shift in transportation also appears to have changed the pace of Russian assaults one Ukrainian Commander said several weeks ago Russian infantry soldiers were launching attacks every few hours alongside a collection of armored vehicles Colonel paavo fedosenko the commander of Ukraine’s 92nd assault Brigade told the economist in a recent interview [Music] but now moscow’s troops use quad bikes and motorcycles to attack in small groups every few days as they look for weak spots in CV’s defensive lines Russia hasn’t completely turned its back on its armored vehicles though last week for instance Moscow launched a new assault in Ukraine’s Northeastern carv region and tried using armored vehicles to break through defensive lines KV said its forces repelled the initial attack but intense fighting continued through the weekend defensive battle are ongoing Fierce battles on a large part of our border area Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski said Sunday addressing the situation in kke he added that there are Villages that have actually turned from a gray Zone into a combat zone and the occupier is trying to gain a foothold in some of them or simply use some of them for further advancement Russian President Vladimir Putin personally inspected the Chinese ATVs giving the near suicidal assault vehicle his personal stamp of approval less than a month later the first two desert crosses were destroyed near kinky by Ukrainian quadcopter heavy bomber drones of the magar birds unit the drones apparently dropped rocket propelled grenades from above the 2022 era desert cross models purchased by Russia weigh over 3,500 lb have a Max payload capacity exceeding 1,200 lb and have seating for three passengers in addition to the driver alternately they can tow a onton payload an 85 horsepower engine propels the cart to a maximum road speed of 50 mph while its 12.7 G fuel tanks allows for 155 M of travel features enhancing allterrain performance include electrically powered steering and hydraulic disc type brakes special equipment includes straps to tie down two patients and stretchers for casualty evacuation civac missions there’s also a winch for towing trailers desert crosses have also been seen mounting PKM 7.62 mm medium machine machine guns on its hood and have been spotted installing nsv or cord 12.7 mm heavy machine guns and AGS 1730 mm automatic grenade launchers on the [Music] flatbed so many of these vehicles are getting picked off by drones that there are several different modifications featuring anti drone Nets or cages Russia’s specialized RK hbz troops specialized in defense against chemical nuclear and biological warfare also use desert crosses with smoke dispensers to lay smoke screens the ATVs are in a sense emblematic of the kind help Russia is receiving from China which in theory has friendly relations with Russia had china opened the floodgates for sales of artillery shells missiles and armored vehicles Russia’s situation would be drastically improved D but president Xi Jinping is wary of the repercussions of more openly supporting Russia’s war and has mostly prevented overt military [Music] exports instead China along with India have helped keep Russia’s economy afloat by buying Russian oil Al be it at very advantageous prices and Russian volunteers knock on the doors of Chinese drone manufacturers to acquire ostensibly civilian equipment like the desert crosses and thousands of consumer drones which Ukraine has also found means to acquire which are then adopted for military use as US military aid resumed in April Russia’s golf cart and motorbike infantry are now racing Against Time as Russia seeks to press its Advantage before the full bulk of shipments from the US make their way to Ukraine’s Frontline forces [Music] where’s [Music] W wh [Music] where down my back