Russian UAVs strike 'directly' US-made Stryker armored vehicles in Ukraine.

RT reported that on October 20 (local time), the Russian Ministry of Defense released a video showing its forces destroying an armored combat vehicle (AFV) supplied to Ukraine by the West with a single, precise drone strike.

Video shows Russian UAVs attacking and destroying US-made Stryker armored vehicles in Ukraine. (Source: Russian Ministry of Defense)

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that servicemen from the northern Russian army group spotted a US-made Stryker AFV moving through dense jungle terrain, and then destroyed the vehicle with a direct hit.

"The drone struck and destroyed the Stryker armored vehicle," the Russian Ministry of Defense said, adding that the attack had been confirmed.

The black-and-white video released by the ministry, apparently filmed by a surveillance drone, shows the AFV moving at high speed down the road when the kamikaze UAV crashes into it from the front. The vehicle explodes with sparks and fragments of armor flying in all directions. The fate of the crew is unknown.

The American Stryker armored combat vehicle. (Photo: DVIDS)

The Stryker is an 8-wheeled armored combat vehicle that combines features of both a tank and an armored personnel carrier.

The Stryker has several different variants, developed by General Dynamics Land Systems for the US military, has been in service since 2002 and has seen combat in Iraq.

In addition to the Stryker, the US is believed to have also supplied Ukraine with Bradley tracked armored vehicles equipped with automatic cannons, machine guns, and TOW missiles. The Stryker is not as effective as the Bradley in combat against tanks, but it is capable of providing good protection for infantry.

The Stryker wheeled armored vehicle can operate in snow, mud, and sand, moves more smoothly than the Bradley, and can carry more soldiers (9 compared to 6 in the standard M2 Bradley).

Hoa Vu (Source: actualidad.rt.com)

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