Russia sends echelon with heavy military equipment to Crimea – VIDEO

27/08/2022

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An echelon with heavy Russian military equipment is on its way to Crimea, the Crimean desk of RFE/RL reported. Readers of the outlet spotted the cars at the Taman railway station, located near the entrance to the Kerch Bridge from the Russian side.

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The railway platforms contain engineering and sapper machines, in particular, the IMR-1 engineering machine for clearing barriers based on the T-55 tank. Also howitzers – the 152-mm divisional self-propelled howitzer 2C19 “Msta-S” (M1990 “Farm” according to NATO classification) and 122-mm regimental self-propelled howitzer 2C1 “Gvozdika.”

In addition, it contains T-72 and T-80 tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, trucks.

The military echelon also included covered cars and fuel tanks.

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