The 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed AMN-59051 in Luhansk region using an FPV drone. Before that, only two cases of liquidation of such armored vehicles were documented.
#Ukraine: A Russian AMN-590951 multipurpose armored vehicle was destroyed by FPV loitering munitions of the Ukrainian 63rd Mechanized Brigade near Kreminna, #Luhansk Oblast.
Only two vehicles of this type were documented as destroyed before, making this the third one. pic.twitter.com/16KyL0y8SH
– 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) September 10, 2023
It should also be noted that the Ukrainian Defense Forces managed to capture at least one MRAP last year. A photo of the trophy AMN-59051 was published in early October. The armored vehicle was seized in the Kherson region.
This updated armored vehicle “VPC-Ural” AMN-590951 was presented at the Russian exhibition “Army-2022” back in the summer. He worked for a short time in the Russian Federation – already in service with the Armed Forces pic.twitter.com/Kv8JTZqi8t
– NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) October 6, 2022
AMN-59051 was presented at the Army-2022 forum. It is a modernized version of the VPK-59095S armored vehicle that debuted in 2020. The new model received enhanced protection and a turret with a 12.7 mm machine gun.
The MRAP is designed to carry up to nine people. The gross weight of the armored vehicle is over 14,000 kg. The powerplant is a 312 horsepower diesel engine. The AMN-59051 has a range of 1000 km and is capable of reaching speeds of over 100 km/h.