47th Brigade Demonstrates Destruction of Russian Unmanned Combat Ground Vehicles
31 March, 2024 The moment the FPV drone approaches the Russian robotic platform. Freeze frame from the video of the 47th Brigade Soldiers of the 47th Mechanized Brigade showed a video of them destroying Russian unmanned combat ground vehicles in the Avdiivka sector.
The video was released by the brigade's press service. The UGVs were destroyed with the help of three FPV drones of the 47th Brigade's strike drones company. The new video provided a closer look at the unmanned combat ground vehicles.
It revealed that, in addition to AGS-17 grenade launchers and ammunition, the UGVs carry anti-tank mines. In addition to fire, the vehicles can conduct remote mining.
The UGV has tracks that are protected by metal panels. The front of the fighting vehicle is triangular, which is likely required to travel through the vegetation and ruins of buildings and the remains of equipment. On the upper part, there is a combat module with an AGS-17 automatic grenade launcher and a large box for ammunition.
There are 4 anti-tank mines on the right and left sides, and a special springboard for launching them to the ground is visible at the stern.
The back of the drones. Source: freeze frame from the 47th Brigade's video
Combat vehicles have three masts, two of which are most likely used to transmit signals, and the other has a camera.
A mast-like object with a camera. Photo credits: @stanislav_osman
On March 16, 2024, Militarnyi reported that Ukrainian FPV drone operators destroyed two Russian ground drones in the Donetsk region.
The robotic platform of the invaders was defeated by the soldiers of the 53rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
A Ukrainian FPV drone hits a Russian ground platform near Avdiivka, March 2024. Frame from Serhii Sternenko's video
Probably, before this, the enemy's tracked drone was transporting boxes with cartridges to small arms or other infantry weapons. Such a Russian unmanned ground evacuation and logistics platform has previously been spotted near Avdiivka.
The invaders use it to transport supplies and evacuate the wounded.