M113 survives multiple direct hits during a evacuation of troops, survivors taken out by a Russian soldier who throws 2 grenades inside of it



by duccyzuccy

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  2. I wasn’t there but it’s impossible for me to fathom why they stayed in that open place for so long. And kudos to the M113 for taking these hits and remaining operational. It’s an aluminum can…RIP, heroes.

  4. Crazy footage, guys died in a metal coffin. Got to give props to that dude for pushing the m113 alone. May these heroes rest in peace.

  5. Mad respect for that m113 it took those hits like it was nothing, too bad they stayed so long in one place.

  6. Yes, they needed to evacuate, but after a few hits, you need to move!

  7. And, it is a b*tch move to downvote this video just because you don’t like the outcome.

  10. What happened here is fairly clear (unusual for Russian footage), with one exception: the final cut.

    There is a cut between the portion of the Ukrainian soldier fighting from the lift gate, and the final segment when the Russian soldier approaches and tosses in the grenade. It is of some length in time, as the shadows and light have changed considerably, and there are also two (one?) bodies near the exit of the vehicle. The obvious presumption being that those are Ukrainian losses, yet I find it odd they wouldn’t have shown that occur. The lift gate is also now mostly closed.

    So either the survivors have tried to button up in the vehicle (making it somewhat possible that the two bodies outside are Russians who failed in their grenade lobbing effort), or possibly what may have occurred: some portion of the Ukrainian personnel bailed out the rear and ran back to the woods like a couple of soldiers did at the last impact (and obviously not shown), with those unable to do so closing the gate.

    EDIT: This has definitely been cut intentionally. The first grenade throwing attempt is a miss – you can see it bounce off the door and fall. Between then and the second attempt, the M113 has also rotated partially in place, before the soldier throws the grenade in a second time – not seeming to really expect any retaliation.

    We’re being led to draw a conclusion based on omission. But what exactly I’m not sure.

  11. More looks like the Grenade was thrown under the m113 Not inside

  12. Do they not have smoke grenades to screen themselves while stationary?

  13. Does the cross on the side mean this is a medivac?

  14. Its a hard to watch combat footage yes…. Its a lesson need to be learn. Judging by the situation the AFU here has been pushed hard and forced to evacuate either they had suffered too many casualties or running low on ammo. I don’t like the video seeing AFU defenders getting pushed like that but it is a combat footage not gonna downvote put definitely not going to upvote it either.

  18. That 113 took a ton of damage and could have still possibly made it back crazy. This war is really showing the difference in Russian and western equipment

  19. Incredible footage. Too bad low it’s low resolution.

  20. Any one else yelling “Get out of there!” while watching that?

  21. WTF? That box didn’t even have a gunner. Like they were evacuating a position that was being overran without any kind of suppressive fire O_o .

  22. Terrible stuff, I don’t know what I’d do in that situation.

    Get out of there and leave your friends or try to get as many of them in as possible, putting yourself and them in more danger ?

  25. Ukraine average fighting age male is now 43. That’s what I heard at least.

    I’d like to be optimistic. But I’m not sure Ukraine can or will take back all of their land. I struggle to see an outcome that doesn’t leave Ukraine broke,bankrupt, and any better than Russia in the 1990’s.

    The other factor i think about is the returning soldiers with PTSD. Already there were 2 police officers shot by a father and son duo running guns for the black market. And the officers age? 20. No experience, new on the force.

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