Hanna Maliar presented M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle as well as what Ukrainian soldiers think on the American armored vehicles helping them in their combat misiions on the battlefield ofthe russia-Ukraine war.
Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister told the story on her accounts in social networks.
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"The US Department of Defense has announced an additional package of assistance to Ukraine in the field of security and defense. Among the 18 positions for which our state will receive weapons, military equipment and ammunition are American-made M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles," Maliar said on her page on Facebook.
According to Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister, the M2 Bradley is equipped with a 25-mm Bushmaster automatic cannon with 900 rounds of ammunition, a TOW launcher and a 7.62-mm machine gun. The gun's armor-piercing round can penetrate up to 66 mm of armor, which is enough to destroy a BMP-1/2 from a distance of up to 2 kilometers.
"Ukraine received the first batch of vehicles in the winter of 2023. The main task of an infantry fighting vehicle on the battlefield is to provide fire support and transport infantry, which the M2 Bradly IFV does perfectly. Another important factor that makes this combat vehicle really valuable for our military is its protection," Hanna Maliar said.
The Deputy minister told different cases that occurred in real combat situations when the M2 Bradley IFVs saved lives of defenders of Ukraine.
In particular, according to Hanna Maliar, there was a case when Bradley's crew and troops remained unharmed after a direct hit by a Grad missile on the vehicle.
Another case was when the Bradley hit an anti-tank mine and received a direct hit from an anti-tank ammunition in the turret. The crew and troops were not injured.
"According to Ukrainian defenders, Soviet IFV's are not even close to their American counterparts in terms of protection," Ukrainian defence official emphasized.
The post was accompanied with a relevant video showing the main technical characteristics of еру American infantry fighting vehicle serving in the armed forces of Ukraine.
Defense Express reported on What Does M2A2 Bradley Look Like From Inside. We also had compared earlier German Marder and American Bradley as the vehicles were ordered to defend Ukraine.
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