Armored vehicle stuck in ambush explodes, Russia exercises with super missiles

The video was taken by the military Ukraine published and then Newsweek Posted June 1st.

Ukraine’s Shock Forces Command said it had staged an ambush against armored convoys of airborne troops. Russia. The destruction of a Russian armored vehicle was carried out by Ukrainian paratroopers in the Lviv region.

According to Ukrainian officials, the raid destroyed at least one Russian armored personnel carrier. The Kiev side did not specify the type of weapon used in the raid.

However, the High Command of the Shock Forces of Ukraine has revealed that its engineers have planted a lot of anti-tank mines around the area.’

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a special military operation in neighboring Ukraine on February 24. The war in Ukraine has entered the 97th day but has not shown any signs of abating.

In that context, a US official on May 31 announced that the country will transfer to Ukraine M142 HIMARS medium-range rocket launchers. This complex has a range of 70-80 km when using normal ammunition and up to 300 km when using missiles. The official confirmed that the M142 HIMARS complexes will not be used to attack Russian territory.

Immediately after the US announcement, the Russian Nuclear Forces mobilized 1,000 servicemen to participate in an intense exercise with the participation of the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile launcher, news agency Interfax reported on June 1.

“Russian nuclear forces are holding drills in Ivanovo province, northeast of Moscow” – news agency Interfax “About 1,000 Russian servicemen are participating in high-intensity drills using more than 100 vehicles, including Yars intercontinental ballistic missile launchers,” the ministry said in a statement.

The large-scale drills of Russia’s nuclear forces take place in the context of tensions between Moscow and the West continuously escalating in recent times.

Deputy Chairman of Russia’s National Security Council Dmitry Medvedev in May warned: “The West’s accumulation of weapons in Ukraine in its military campaign with Russia may increase the risk of conflict between Moscow and Moscow. NATO. This scenario could escalate into an unpredictable war.”

It is known that RS-24 Yars is a strategic missile system that fires from a mobile launcher or from an underground bunker with multiple redirecting warheads (MIRV). It is armed with 3-6 warheads, capable of hitting various targets at a distance of up to 12,000 km.