Ukrainian drone destroys Russian floating armored personnel carrier MT-LB with F-1 grenade
An abandoned Russian armored personnel carrier was destroyed by an unmanned aerial vehicle. The drone dropped a grenade right into the open hatch.
An MT-LB armored personnel carrier equipped with a 23 mm anti-aircraft gun came under attack. The drone was able to hit the hatch with an F-1 grenade, which caused an explosion.
#Ukraine: The Ukrainian Air Assault Forces destroyed a Russian MT-LB armored vehicle with ZU-23-2 autocannon using an F-1 grenade dropped from a commercial drone. pic.twitter.com/q4SygKAlLZ
– 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) June 1, 2023
MT-LB is a floating multi-purpose armored personnel carrier. It is used to transport people and goods. The combat vehicle is also often used as a tractor for transporting artillery pieces, even though it is not formally designed for this purpose.
The armored personnel carrier can sail at a speed of about 5-6 km/h. The maximum speed on the highway is over 60 km/h. Inside is a 240 horsepower engine. The range reaches 500 km.
The MT-LB was equipped with a ZU-23-2 caliber gun. It was developed in the middle of the last century to destroy low-flying aircraft when the Soviet army did not have portable anti-aircraft missile systems.
According to Oryx analysts, Russian troops have lost 25 MT-LB armored personnel carriers equipped with ZU-23-2 since February 24, 2024. Almost half of them were captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
