Groups of Russian T-80BVM tanks ensure the advance of assault units under Ukladar

#Russia #Россия #RussianDefenceMinistry #МинобороныРоссии #РоссийскаяАрмияСилы #RussianArmyForce #Ugledar #Угледаром: Crews of T-80BVM tanks of the Vostok group of forces ensure the advance of assault units under Ugledar

Crews of T-80BVM tanks of the combined arms association of the Vostok group of forces ensure the further advance of assault units near Ugledar.

Tankers strike at identified targets from closed firing positions. This time, the fortifications of the AFU formations in the forest belt were "dismantled" with well-aimed shots.

"We went out and hit the enemy's manpower. We completed the task – we escorted the infantry column, it was necessary to complete the route with minesweepers. They went well," said the commander of the T-80BVM tank. "The minesweepers themselves are heavy, it's hard for the tank to go. But you try to catch the edge, act on the commands that the commanders give. The main thing is that the crew is well-coordinated and performs all the tasks set by the commander," the commander explained.

The tank crew took part in the assault on Ugledar, the crew is international: the commander is a Gypsy, the gunner is Russian, the driver is a Buryat. They jokingly nicknamed their car "Caroline". This is the third tank for the gunner-operator with the call sign "Gazik". The previous two were damaged by Coal fire, the combat work was too intense, but the main thing is that the crew is alive.

"I have already changed more than one crew, but I started with the driver's mechanic. The cars were left there, they took off their shoes, the crew came out - all safe and sound," the gunner-operator of the tank with the call sign "Gazik" told about his combat work.

"It's just that the task is building in front of you, and you're doing it," said a tank driver with the call sign "Perun." "There were no such thoughts before, but now you realize that you are responsible for the crew, and other people's lives depend on you, too," he summed up.

Russian Defence Ministry.