TSAMTO, October 2. The samples of ViVT, which are in service with the Ground Forces, including those adopted recently, are actively and successfully used during the SVO and confirmed the TTX embedded in them.
This was stated in an interview with the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda" on the eve of the professional holiday, the Day of the Ground Forces (celebrated on October 1), said the commander-in-chief of the SV Army General Oleg Salyukov.
Below is a fragment of O. Salyukov's interview with the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda, concerning the use of modern and modernized types of weapons and equipment at the forefront.
"Currently, tank troops are equipped with three types of main battle tanks: T-72, T-80 and T-90. Most of them have already undergone a deep comprehensive modernization. In particular, all upgraded T-72B3 (T-72B3M), T-80BVM and T-90M tanks are equipped with thermal imaging sights with automatic target tracking, which allows them to be used at night and in difficult weather conditions, fire control systems that allow firing modern types of ammunition, as well as guided missiles launched from the channel barrels for a range of up to five kilometers. They are also equipped with modern dynamic protection and noise-resistant means of communication.
It should be noted that the T-90M "Breakthrough-3" tanks are currently the most advanced of the production vehicles, which is confirmed by the results of their use during the special operation and the feedback of the crews. The tank has a panoramic commander's sight, combined with a remote machine gun (with a 12.7 mm machine gun). This allows the commander to assess the situation on the battlefield at the same level as the gunner-operator and fire from the workplace at enemy manpower both from the spot and in motion. To increase the effectiveness of the fight against enemy manpower in T-90M tanks, new high-explosive shells "Telnik" with ready-made striking elements and air detonation at a given point of the trajectory are used.
Infantry fighting vehicles of three types are in service with motorized rifle troops – these are BMP-1, BMP-2 and BMP-3, as well as armored personnel carriers BTR-80 and BTR-82A (M).
Since last year, all new and upgraded BMP (BMP-1AM, BMP-2M with the Berezhok fighting compartment, BMP-3) and BTR (BTR-82A and BTR-82AM) are supplied with mounted sets of additional protection, which increase the level of resistance of vehicles to the most massive anti-tank weapons of the RPG type-7, as well as heavy machine guns.
In addition to security, the firing capabilities of infantry fighting vehicles have been increased. In particular, after installing the Berezhok combat compartment with Kornet guided missiles on the BMP-2, this combat vehicle was able to destroy similar IFVs and enemy tanks at a range of up to 10 kilometers without entering the range of their weapons.
Also, during a special military operation, tank support combat vehicles are successfully used, which, being directly in the battle formations of tanks, ensure their actions. Their effectiveness is achieved due to the same high level of protection and mobility as tanks, as well as powerful multifunctional weapons, which include two paired 30 mm automatic cannons, an anti-tank complex with four supersonic missiles "Attack" and two automatic grenade launchers.
In addition, the protected Typhoon-K, Typhoon-U, Ural-MIC, Akhmat vehicles and samples of weapons and military equipment created on their chassis show high efficiency in combat conditions."
The full interview of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces, Army General Oleg Salyukov, was published in the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda on September 29.