The fact that occupiers use such weapon as BTR-50 confirms the assumption that the enemy is engaging almost everything that can drive. For example rare russian BTR-90 or BTR-70 APCs were noticed at the Kupyansk sector where Armed Forces of Ukraine are repulsing the enemy attack.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated enemy`s BTR-50 APC – the video is published by a control and artillery reconnaissance battery of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade.
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Occupier`s vehicle was destroyed in Avdiivka sector in Donetsk Oblast. A russian T-64BV tank together with KMT-6 mine trawl are classified as damaged too.
![Ukraines Military Destroyed russsian BTR-50 APC That Occupiers Had Left Near Avdiivka, Destroyed russian BTR-50 APC (L) and damaged T-64BV nank (R) / Photo credit, Defense Express](/media/contentimages/ada652c2b30a74f9.webp)
This is the first loss of russian BTR-50 APC that is confirmed with photo or video. For the first time the information about using this armored personnel carrier on the frontline has appeared in February this year.
![Ukraines Military Destroyed russsian BTR-50 APC That Occupiers Had Left Near Avdiivka, russian occupiers take their BTR-50 to the front, February 2023, Defense Express](/media/contentimages/459652c2b472f5b7.jpg)
If at that time it was really hard to recognize any kind of weaponry at these BTR-50 APC, then later they were noticed with installed 23-mm ZU-23-2 aircraft guns.
The fact that occupiers use such weapon as BTR-50 confirms the assumption that the enemy is engaging almost everything that can drive. For example rare russian BTR-90 or BTR-70 APCs were noticed at the Kupyansk sector where Armed Forces of Ukraine are repulsing the enemy attack.
![Ukraines Military Destroyed russsian BTR-50 APC That Occupiers Had Left Near Avdiivka, russian BTR-90 in Eastern Ukraine, October 2023, Defense Express](/media/contentimages/cff652c2bc208be9.jpg)
At the same time the enemy has really huge losses of vehicles. Also OSINT-researchers mark that begin from October 10th occupiers use less equipment and switch to infantry assaults.
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