Russia Sends Armored Train For Crucial Military Operations in Ukraine

A special train commissioned by Russian railway troops of the Western Military District is involved in military operations to protect vital rail routes and deliver critical supplies.
Footage shows the Armoured train with soldiers manning a ZU-23-2 23 mm Anti-Aircraft Twin Autocannon and soldiers observing the passing countryside through the protection of loopholes cut out of protective heavy metal of an armoured protective shelter, the soldiers “covering” the surrounding area with machine guns, Kalashnikov rifles, sniper rifles and the anti-aircraft autocannon. The soldiers are also seen leaving the protection of the train to conduct rail and bridge checks for ny signs of attempted sabotage
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Original video filmed by Russian Federation service personnel

[@TheSilliestPumpkin]

“The enemy is being reinforced with a armoured train!”

[@kenzoo5416]

"Armoured Train is on route."

[@Sodapop-rd5ku]

All they need is an airship with a big horn

[@Piekarix]

@@Sodapop-rd5ku 'our zeppelin has arrived'

[@ДаймеАруркардо]

Kirov reporting

[@domingofung]

"Enemy AC130 above!"

[@Kenneth_James]

I'm sure that it won't get hit with a missile.

[@vizitorvizitor2057]

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[@darren1954]

It wont but how about a man with a crowbar

[@jayr.7209]

Anything can be hit by a missile. What's your point?

[@darren1954]

WDYM DO YOU EVEN KNOW ANTI MISSILE TURRETS?

[@wildfire3986]

Depends what behind the train

[@ReviveHF]

Never underestimate the Russian Railway Forces. Yes, they were obsolete in modern day battlefield as a fighting platform, but they were instrumental for ferrying fresh numbers of troops, ammunitions, equipment to the front lines. Have you ever wonder why the Ukrainian counteroffensives failed while Russia has taken Avdivka from the Ukrainian? This is due to the fact that Russia has strengthen the easily defendable positions in Donestk and Kuhanks region by ferrying troops and equipment with old trains.

[@wombat674]

If they are so good then why haven’t this “superpower” taken Kiev yet? It has been almost 1000 days since this 3 day special operation started.

[@nervousman_1417]

An enemy behemoth is en route

[@seanbovaird]

That train is great for the 1920s 😅

[@cosmiccolonel]

Not much in the way of armour…… welding looks like it was done by Stevie Wonder, they didn’t even grind the dags off……. Good for stopping 9mm, that’s about the extent of their armour…..😂😂😂😂

[@hyy3657]

we have time travel technology now, that's amazing!

[@zulverditriharimurti2756]

this is not strategic utillity..but this is tradition..

[@RealAmericanPatri0t]

USA reveal b-21 raider stealth bomber ...... Russia reveal ARMOR TRAIN ! ! ! ! ! !

[@TomDrez]

Wtf is this comparison, the b21 isn't even close to be ready and that was from a year ago, we're talking about a train here not the PAK-DA (which is the only thing you compare a stealth bomber to), also from now i think i can say that thoses 4 trains showed themselves very useful to protect, their supply chain by train, only a small number of attacks from the ukrainians did manage to stop for a few hours each time the trains incoming from russia, and none of thoses were destroyed, so i think thoses proved themselves really reliable on a war situation such as this.

[@onion2.076]

I’m not surprised Russia is known for using old technology.

[@Jamespwickstromw]

yeah its so old the west dont even have it

[@chrisp5796]

Mr. HIMARS needs to give this Russian train an "unexpected visit"!!

[@whysosyria1]

Nah blow up a bridge and it won't go far

[@ltwardaddy9440]

Seeing a go pro on the anti air gun makes me think this is definitely an airport match

[@TheRobphillips]

Sitting ducks.

[@user-cy6xw4jf9w]

Где

[@jjdelany8130]

Im sooooo confused? Someone high up somewhere in what's considered to be our most advanced adversary, cable up with an idea for an armored train? In this century? And then another person also raised his hand in support for the idea? Then another few hundred ppl all agreed and they built it?

[@Sodapop-rd5ku]

It's probably gonna be used for morale if anything

[@r_ex_7]

nah they probably did not built it. must be something left over from ww2 or the cold war.

[@Gmtar]

Is this 2023 or 1943?

[@notolerance8218]

2022..

[@user-cy6xw4jf9w]

Подумай хорошенько

[@JeanLucCaptain]

@@notolerance8218 east palestine.

[@andyf10]

You mean 1903 right 👍

[@aethertech]

2033

[@JoeBlow-fp5ng]

Straight out of 1941.

[@Railhog2102]

1944

[@DS_ZhelDorVoy_reserv]

Я как человек, служивший в железнодорожных войсках ВС РФ напишу, что бронепоезд нужен для поддержки основных войск и для подвоза провизии и боеприпасов, а так-же для прикрытия наступающих/отступающих сил

[@snapdragon6601]

It's cool in a historical sense but probably not very useful in the 21st century.

[@ДаймеАруркардо]

Why it's not useful? Train armour and weapons purposed to terminate Ukrainian sabotage group. Imagine being hit with 23mm shell. And this train successful fight in Chechnya wars

[@danielefabbro822]

Pointless but cool.

[@justintroy1196]

Behemoth deployed

[@polter_z]

Looks like they’ve been playing too much BF1

[@Grettelis0096]

Idk why narrator says it's armoured when it's not armoured. Armed, yes, but not armoured. Nor does the RuMoD claim it to be armoured

[@davidmccann9811]

What do they think this is, the 1920s?

[@Railhog2102]

1940s actually

[@poikoi1530]

​@@Railhog2102 Armoured Trains were obsolete by the 1940's

[@Railhog2102]

@poikoi1530 Actually some were still in service but yes somewhat

[@poikoi1530]

@@Railhog2102 some were in service in the same way FT-17s were also pressed into service during WW2, doesn't make em less obsolete ngl. Not trying to be condescending btw my bad if I got off standoffish

[@Jamespwickstromw]

@@poikoi1530 no, they are quite good as rear area security or to hunt partisans.

[@French4ForeignLegionnaires]

Great doc. The armored train reminds me of the WW2 films (didn't Stalin travel around the Soviet Union in one?). Boy, will they look dumb when it is derailed 😗

[@StevenCampbell1955]

That 'armour plating will be shredded by any 7.62 fire. It may be better, safer at least, to travel on top.

[@TheAKgunner]

It looks like wood, or sheets of thin metal.

[@nosense8744]

That's very normal, even US uses armored train to transport logistics

[@user-HILINAH]

😂a lot too

[@modelermark172]

As an aside, does Ukraine still use Russian 5' Broad Gauge; or did they convert to Standard, 4' 8 1/2" Gauge when they regained their independence on August 24, 1991?

[@NatureDocumentaryTF2]

"the enemy has been reinforced vvith a behemoth"

[@user-HILINAH]

A-10 food

[@mrvn000]

Putin loves it!!!

[@stevenwunder8187]

Mine detector on the RR tracks?

[@0202pmurT]

This is less stupid than it first appears. 03:00 you can see there's at least one drone operator providing overwatch. Combined with air cover keeping enemy aircraft/armor/MLRS out of range there's a reason AFU targets the tracks and not the train itself.

[@alexdetrojan4534]

Agreed.

[@RealAmericanPatri0t]

that guy has to walk infront of the train the whole way to ukraine?

[@TheAKgunner]

A single tank shell to the engine would cripple this abominably bad idea, and HIMARS would kill it.

[@interpl6089]

HIMARS is innefective for months, as S300 and S400 (and their radars) got accurate data for HIMARS projectiles.

[@bryansmith6939]

Lmao how’s that going in Ukraine? They hit it with a tank shell yet? HIMARS? Lmao

[@vizitorvizitor2057]

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