Video Shows Ukrainian BMP-2 Destroyed In Peski
14:22 (GMT)
This video was uploaded today by Russia's SputnikTV YouTube channel:
The video shows a Ukrainian-flagged
BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle being destroyed by separatist fighters, purportedly in
Peski (west of Donetsk Airport).
Althought the video is dated November 14, the video contains a still image which matches
one found on lostarmour.info, a database of armoured vehicles destroyed in the Ukrainian conflict. Here, the vehicle, is listed as having been destroyed on November 11.
The photo on Lostarmour.info is a screenshot from the video:
This photo was posted on the
militarizm military forum on November 11.
The BMP-2 is listed here as belonging to the 93'rd Detached Motorized Brigade.
This morning, the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council spokesman, Andrei Lysenko, said that Russian-backed forces were attempting to sever lines of communication between Peski and the defenders of the neighboring airport.
-- Pierre Vaux
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