First battalion of Ukrainian Armed Forces trained to operate Bradley IFVs

The Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security reported the information on Facebook.

"The first battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has completed training at a US base in Germany - they trained to operate American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. These are quite powerful vehicles that were designed to counter Soviet equipment in battles," the statement said.

The M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle is designed to transport motorized infantry units on the battlefield, conducting fire and fire support. The crew consists of a commander, a gunner and a mechanic-driver. In addition to the crew, the IFV can carry up to 7 paratroopers.

The IFV has an aluminum hull and laminate armor that protects against 14.5 mm bullets. The M2 Bradley is armed with an M242 automatic cannon and 2 BGM-71 TOW launchers. The maximum speed of the IFV is 60 km/h on the highway, 40 km/h off-road and 7.2 km/h afloat.

The vehicle can overcome a wall 0.91 m high or a ditch 2.54 m wide.

The cost of one M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle is USD 3.2 million.

• Earlier, Reuters reported that the first batch of American Bradley combat vehicles for Ukraine arrived in Germany.