According to the commander of the Achilles Battalion, the strikes occurred on January 3-4, 2025, near the village of Zahryzove, south of Kupiansk.
The operation involved the Achilles strike drone battalion, the 1st Presidential Operational Brigade of the National Guard, and paratroopers from the 77th Airmobile Brigade.
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Footage shows enemy vehicles, including a GMZ-3 minelayer, destroyed by FPV drones from the Achilles Battalion. The brigade reported eliminating 1 T-72 tank, 3 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), 1 MT-LB, and damaging another IFV alongside the rare GMZ-3.
The GMZ-3 is a specialized vehicle designed for rapid anti-tank mine deployment, capable of carrying 208 mines and setting up a 2.5–3 km minefield in just 30 minutes. Before this, only six GMZ-3 losses were documented by ORYX, with three captured during Ukrainian offensives in 2022.
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