Ukraine Turns Soviet BTR-60 Into Remote-Controlled Attack Vehicle to Breach Russian Defenses
The modified Soviet-era carrier was guided by remote control and a reconnaissance drone as Ukraine used unmanned systems to reduce troop exposure.
- Ukrainian forces converted a Soviet-era BTR-60 into a remotely controlled attack vehicle to destroy fortified Russian positions during Operation Vivaldi in eastern Ukraine.
- The 3rd Army Corps launched Operation Vivaldi in Donetsk to retake territory from Russian forces, combining infantry, drones, and unmanned ground vehicles.
- Equipped with cameras and remote-control systems, the Soviet-designed BTR-60 was guided toward targets by a reconnaissance drone that adjusted the vehicle's route during approach.
- 3rd Army Corps commander Andrii Biletskyi reported that remotely operated vehicles were deployed against the area's most heavily fortified Russian positions to destroy enemy defenses.
- Ukrainian forces increasingly utilize smaller unmanned ground vehicles equipped with grenade launchers to attack Russian positions during initial assaults, limiting direct infantry exposure.
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Operation Vivaldi: Third Assault Brigade turns 2 Soviet APCs into kamikaze ground drones, blows up occupiers’ fortifications in Lyman sector. VIDEO
Fighters of the Third Assault Brigade converted two Soviet armored personnel carriers into unmanned ground vehicles packed with explosives during Operation Vivaldi and sent them toward the positions of Russian occupiers.
Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps wants robots, not soldiers, in the most dangerous places. Near Lyman, that meant mine-packed 1960s BTR-60s driven into Russian bunkers
Too thinly armored for infantry, 110 Bulgarian-donated BTR-60s now go into Russian bunkers near Lyman packed with anti-tank mines and nobody inside.
Ukraine Turns Soviet BTR-60 Into Remote-Controlled Attack Vehicle to Breach Russian Defenses
Ukrainian forces converted a Soviet-era BTR-60 armored personnel carrier into a remotely controlled attack vehicle and used it to destroy fortified Russian positions during offensive operations in eastern Ukraine.
Ukrainian military liberated another village in Donetsk region.
<p>The Armed Forces converted Soviet BTR-60s into kamikaze robots to break through Russian defenses During Operation Vivaldi, the Armed Forces remotely piloted BTR-60 with explosives in the Lyman direction. This keeps the crews safe.</p>
In the framework of Operation Vivaldi.
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