Soldiers of the 1st Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 1st Army Corps of the Group of Forces “South” evacuated the first captured Marder infantry fighting vehicle in the Avdeevsky direction, which Germany transferred to the Ukrainian side. RIA News At the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The army announced that the vehicle was captured in the battle line as the enemy launched a counter-attack.
After that, the operation to evacuate the combat vehicle was carefully planned and prepared. With the help of engineers, the military conducted reconnaissance of the area, opening a new road, clearing minefields and providing a stealth approach to the facility.
“The work was really difficult as we had to work at nights. The road is not visible, so it’s like we’re driving in the dark, that is, like the headlights are off. We walk blindly along our pre-planned route. “Without a flashlight, without anything, so as not to be exposed to the enemy,” said the driver with the call sign “Shuba” who participated in this mission.
The Marder infantry fighting vehicle was developed by the German company Rheinmetall AG at the request of the German Armed Forces in 1966-1969. The first prototype was assembled at the end of 1969, production continued until 1975. In total, about 2,000 combat vehicles were produced. At the time of its adoption, the Marder BMP surpassed all known vehicles of this class in terms of protection and had a high speed of movement over rough terrain, which allowed it to operate together with Leopard tanks as part of an assault group. Since 2010, the new Puma infantry fighting vehicle has been gradually introduced into the service of the German Armed Forces to replace the Marder.
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