The Armed Forces of Ukraine captured russia’s AMN-590951 multi-purpose armored vehicle during the battles in Kherson Oblast. The photo of the trophy was published on the Ukraine Weapons Tracker Twitter account.
A few details about this vehicle: in fact, the AMN-590951 is an advanced VPK-Ural armored vehicle based on the Ural-5309 chassis. For the first time, the upgraded vehicle was presented at the Armiya 2022 forum in russia.
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The modernized vehicle is known to have received additional engine protection, as well as a protected turret with a large-caliber Kord machine gun. These updates "take into account the experience of using wheeled vehicles in armed conflicts."
The total weight of the vehicle is 14,500 kg, the AMN-590951 can carry up to nine people. The maximum speed on the highway is more than 100 km/h, the range is 1000 km.
Currently, theren’t that many AMN-590951’s in the russian army: as noted by Ukraine Weapons Tracker, the russian army got several units of these armored vehicles. All of them are probably currently being used by in Ukraine.
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