Despite the statements of the President of Russia that " MT-LB was removed from long-term storage and transferred as the main vehicle to military units sent to reinforce forces in Ukraine, according to the British Ministry of Defense.

“Russia is moving reserve forces from all over the country and gathering them near Ukraine for future offensive operations.. Most of the new infantry units are likely to be deployed with MT-LB armored vehicles removed from long-term storage as the main transport..

The MT-LB multi-purpose armored personnel carrier is equipped not only with the Russian, but also with the Ukrainian army, but it is considered an auxiliary vehicle. In the Russian Federation, for a long time it was generally considered unsuitable, because it is equipped only with a machine gun and has weak armor..

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While, in February of this year, Russian first-echelon assault units were equipped with BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles. Which, unlike the MT-LB, has an armor thickness of up to 33 mm, is equipped with a powerful 30-mm automatic gun and an anti-tank rocket launcher.

That is, despite all the Kremlin’s threats about the escalation of the war, the country’s military leadership is forced to send reinforcements with outdated or inappropriate equipment.. At the same time, in more than 4 months of a full-scale war, Russia has already lost more than 1,600 tanks, 3,800 armored vehicles and almost 37,000 personnel..

Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to destroy military equipment and manpower of the enemy.. Over the previous day, Ukrainian defenders in the south of the country liquidated three ammunition depots of Russians.