Videos have appeared in open access, from which it can be seen that the russian occupiers have even started putting the so-called 'mangal' on the Terminator tank support vehicle.
With such an 'upgrade,' at least one armored vehicle of this type was observed. Most likely, the installation of the 'mangal' on the BMPT Terminator occurred after the russians lost at least two armored vehicles of this type within one week, as reported by Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, the commander of the OSGT Tavria, on October 11 and October 14, respectively.
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Prior to this moment, the most recent news regarding the use of Terminators by the russians was in the summer of this year, when the occupiers 'exposed' their use near Avdiivka.
At the same time, russian propagandists revealed not only the presence of the 'mangal' on the BMPT Terminator, but also some features of using these vehicles in battles against the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
For example, the occupiers claim that they use these BMPTs in battles against Ukrainian soldiers on the Donetsk front. So there is a certain probability that the BMPT Terminator combat vehicles may be revealed during new assaults on Avdiivka. At the same time, these russian vehicles can be used to support separate assault groups. In this case, their task boils down to firing from 30-mm automatic cannons at fortifications, buildings that Ukrainian forces may use for defense. Or, for tank support, and in that case, the Terminator will fire at the Ukrainian ATGM crews.
The russians acknowledge that due to intense artillery fire, they can use the BMPT Terminator at night or in fog when the use of reconnaissance UAVs from the Ukrainian side for fire adjustment may be challenging.
The occupiers also acknowledge and complain about the high intensity of Ukrainian fighters using FPV drones to target armored vehicles. They also point out the high density of placing anti-tank and anti-personnel mines during the defensive actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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