Russian BREM-L destroyed in the Zaporizhzhia region
4 August, 2023 Destroyed BREM-L of the Russian army in the Zaporizhzhia region. Summer 2023. A frame from Twitter/GloOouD video
The Defense forces of Ukraine have destroyed the Russian BREM-L armored recovery vehicle. The Ukrainian military neutralized the enemy's equipment in the Zaporizhzhia region. The video featuring the destruction of the equipment was published on the GloOouD community page on Twitter.
This is the first documented loss of this type of equipment by the Russian invasion forces in the war against Ukraine.
The fire of the Russian BREM-L in the Zaporizhzhia region. Summer 2023. A frame from Twitter/GloOouD videoAn abandoned Russian BREM-L near the village of Robotyne was destroyed with the help of ammunition dropped by a Ukrainian drone.
The ammunition targeted the driver's hatch and powerfully exploded. However, the video does not show exactly how much ammunition the Ukrainian military used to destroy the Russian armored recovery vehicle.
Destruction of BREM-L of the Russian army in the Zaporizhzhia region.Summer 2023. A frame from Twitter/GloOouD video
The footage shows how an intense fire broke out inside the BREM, which spread to the entire internal volume of the hull. In fact, the video captures the destruction of the Russian BREM-L by fire.
BREM-L Beglianka is an armored recovery vehicle designed for evacuating malfunctioning (damaged) infantry fighting vehicles, other light armored vehicles and providing assistance to crews in the repair and maintenance of vehicles in the field. BREM was created on the basis of the chassis of the BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle and has unification with it and similar characteristics of mobility and security. The vehicle can independently overcome water obstacles at a speed of 10 km/h.
The vehicle can extract stuck armored vehicles and cars, and tow them in various road conditions, including afloat.
Russian tracked BREM-LThe special equipment of the vehicle ensures repair work and work on preparing damaged vehicles for evacuation. Carrying out lifting operations with the help of our own uranium installation when replacing nodes and aggregates. BREM-L can transport a variety of spare parts to vehicles on its cargo platform.
The ARV can also carry out excavation works during the equipment of repair sites, as well as remove soil in the process of preparing for the extraction of other vehicles.
Destroyed BREM-L of the Russian army in the Zaporizhzhia region.Summer 2023.
A frame from Twitter/GloOouD video
It should be noted that until now the destruction of this type of Russian military equipment has not been recorded on video or photo.