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Humvee Has Spotted In Russian Vehicle Convoy

By on February 24, 2022

Humvee Has Spotted In Russian Vehicle Convoy

Among the stream of Russian military vehicles assembling around Ukraine’s borders as Russia started sending troops into two separatist areas of the eastern Donbas region this week, one unusual convoy has stood out as odd. One especially fascinating item among the diverse selection of vehicles was a U.S.-made High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, or Humvee, which carries all the hallmarks of a distinct version used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Exactly what force is now using the vehicle, and why, is a puzzle, but its presence in Russian territory comes as Ukrainian officials warn of potential infiltration by Russian forces in Ukraine.

What we do know about the unusual convoy comes primarily from Rob Lee, a Ph.D. student and former U.S. Marine focused on researching Russian defense policy. he tweeted an image from a video of the convoy, apparently located near Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, a town in Russia’s Rostov Oblast, in the Southern Federal District that borders Ukraine. We cannot be absolutely certain when it was recorded, but it has been precisely geolocated.

It’s instantly clear that one of the vehicles is a Humvee, but what’s particularly interesting is the fact it features the raised roof modification that is a feature of Ukrainian М1097А2s, specifically. This was the result of a local upgrade by the Lviv Machinery and Repair Plant and was originally prepared for use by the Ukrainian peacekeeping contingent in Kosovo as part of the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR). The original operating unit was reportedly the 95th Independent Airmobile Brigade of the Ukrainian Army.

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