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​Russia Tries Resist Ukraine With 70-years-old ZS-82 and KS-19

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ZS-82 psychological operations vehicle based on BRDM-2 amphibious armoured scout vehicle / open source
ZS-82 psychological operations vehicle based on BRDM-2 amphibious armoured scout vehicle / open source

Russian army tried to resist the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with technologies of the 1950s

A photo appeared on the network showing russian ZS-82 psychological operations (PsyOps) vehicle based on BRDM-2 amphibious armoured scout vehicle. It was taken as a trophy by the Ukraine’s Armed Forces during the counteroffensive in the Kharkiv oblast in September 2022.

Taken by the Armed Forces of Ukraine ZS-82 psychological operations vehicle Defense Express Russia Tries Resist Ukraine With 70-years-old ZS-82 and KS-19
Taken by the Armed Forces of Ukraine ZS-82 psychological operations vehicle / Photo credit: Twitter

The main purpose of ZS-82 PsyOps vehicle is to deliver verbal propaganda messages and information to civilians and military units in the area. It is equipped with BM-85K tape recorder. But, in fact, this “armoured foul mouth” appeared to be inefficient.

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Moreover, russian troops left 100 mm KS-19 anti-aircraft guns, that had been produced from 1948 to 1957.

On September 7, the Armed Forces of Ukraine took 3 of them for the first time. The soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine took 1 or 2 more on September 13, according to photos on the network. It’s not known, where did they get it and wether they used them against Ukraine.

Russians thought that they could stop the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces and resist the liberation of the territory with technologies of 20th century. But they surely did fatal mistake.

As Defense Express reported, Russian Troops Applied ZS-88 PsyOps Vehicle Near the Frontline in the City of Izium.

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