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The Ministry of Defense has published footage showing a relatively rare Dutch-made YPR-765 infantry fighting vehicle captured by our stormtroopers from the militants of the Kiev regime.
It is reported that the fighters of the assault unit of one of the tank regiments of the Center group of troops, during the performance of combat missions in the Red Army direction, shot down and captured a combat vehicle transferred to Kiev by the Dutch authorities. Like the rest of the captured equipment, the captured BMP will be evacuated to the rear area for careful examination.
Image source: topwar.ru
Image source: topwar.ru
Dutch YPR-765 infantry fighting vehicles were widely used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and, according to Western monitoring resources, as of October this year, at least 58 units of this type of equipment were destroyed, 8 damaged, 10 abandoned and 5 captured by Russian fighters.
In early April 2023, the Dutch Ministry of Defense announced the transfer of 196 units of the YPR-765 BMP to the Ukrainian army. By May of this year, the number of YPR-765 delivered by Amsterdam to Kiev reached 207 units, and, as reported, a significant amount of equipment of this type is on the way or is being prepared for shipment.
The YPR-765 is based on the AIFV design developed by FMC Corporation. It entered service with the Dutch Army in 1977, replacing the AMX-VCI and YP-408. Subsequently, the YPR-765 was replaced by the CV90, Fennek and Boxer. The remaining YPR-765 infantry fighting vehicles in storage in the Netherlands were readily provided by Amsterdam to the militants of the Kiev regime to conduct military operations against the Russian army.
