Stryker APCs Engaged by Ukraine in Vovchansk Fight
23 May, 2024 Stryker armored personnel carriers of Ukrainian paratroopers in Vovchansk. May, 2024. Ukraine.
Frame from the 82nd Brigade`s video Ukrainian paratroopers with western armored vehicles were involved in the battles in Vovchansk, Kharkiv region. Soldiers of the 82nd Air Assault Brigade said that they were engaging Russian groups trying to advance in the village.
Ukrainian paratroopers used American Stryker armored personnel carriers. "Paratroopers of the 82nd Air Assault Brigade managed to suppress the fire and destroy the enemy group, which was trying to advance the settlement," the military said. In the released video, paratroopers in a Stryker attacked the invaders in one of the houses in the northern part of Vovchansk. In 2023, the 82nd Brigade fought using Stryker armored personnel carriers in Zaporizhzhia.
Stryker armored personnel carriers of Ukrainian paratroopers in Vovchansk. May, 2024. Ukraine.
Frame from the 82nd Brigade`s video
The army of the Russian Federation, after minor successes during offensive operations in the Kharkiv region, was completely stuck in street battles for Vovchansk. This was announced by Col. Gen.
Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who is currently on the eastern front. "I continue my work in parts of the eastern front. After the first minor successes during the offensive battles in the Kharkiv region, the enemy became bogged down in street battles for Vovchansk and suffered very high losses in the personnel of assault units," Syrskyi said.
Oleksandr Syrskyi: Photo credits: Facebook/Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
Oleksandr Syrskyi noted that the enemy is now transferring reserves from different directions, trying to support active assault actions.
Near Lyptsi settlement, the Russians also suffered significant losses, moving to active defense, mining and fire destruction of the positions of Ukrainian troops.
The situation in Kharkiv region as of May 22, 2024 according to the deepstatemap.live
In the Kupiansk direction, according to Syrskyi, fighting continues in the forest north of the city.
The situation remains difficult near Kyslivka village, where the enemy is trying to break through the defenses and go to the Oskil River.