The military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have spoken about the YPR-765 tracked armored personnel carriers, which they use in the Bakhmut direction against the Russian invaders.

The armored personnel carriers received from Ukraine’s foreign partners are being actively used by the Ukrainian assault units of one of the military units that holds the defense line in Donbas, ArmiyaInform reports.

According to the military, in combat conditions, the YPR-765 demonstrated that the combat vehicle helps effectively fight against Russian invaders.

The armored personnel carrier successfully delivers the landing party to the required place, and can also evacuate the wounded from the battlefield and has high cross-country ability.

The Ukrainian military says that this armored vehicle is simple and reliable: even with high maneuverability and sharp turns, the goose does not take off. Although, according to them, this often happens with Soviet-era infantry fighting vehicles.

“Compared to the Soviet-era fighting vehicles, these armored personnel carriers are much more maneuverable and easier to control, they are equipped with an automatic transmission and easy to maintain.

The armor can easily withstand a hit from a large-caliber machine gun and even a grenade launcher,” said the mechanic-driver with the call sign Lotos.

These tracked APCs arrived in Ukraine from the Netherlands as military aid for the defense against a full-scale Russian invasion that had begun in February this year.

The YPR-765(PRI) is an armored personnel carrier armed with a 12.7mm Browning M2 heavy machine gun. If necessary, an automatic 40 mm MK19 grenade launcher can be mounted on an armored personnel carrier.

The crew consists of 3 people. In addition to them, the vehicle can accommodate 12 paratroopers. The armored vehicle was created on the basis of a modified version of the American M113A1 tracked armored personnel carrier.

In 2012, the armed forces of the Netherlands decommissioned the YPR-765. At the beginning of 2022, the country had up to 500 such armored vehicles in storage.

According to the Ukrainian General Staff, the Russian invaders are concentrating their main efforts on conducting offensive actions in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka areas. This has been taking place for weeks. The Russians are attempting to break through the Ukrainian defense line, there are fierce skirmishes and powerful artillery fire.