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Russia Transfers BMP-3 Infantry Fighting Vehicles From Crimea as Equipment Shortages Worsen
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Russia has begun transferring armored vehicles from occupied Crimea to the front lines in Ukraine, a sign of deepening equipment shortages and rising pressure on its overstretched forces, according to the monitoring channel Crimean Wind on November 12.
The channel reported that a freight train heading north across Crimea was seen carrying several BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles, fuel tankers, and a guard carriage.
“A convoy with three BMP-3s was spotted on two flatbed platforms directly behind the locomotive. A security wagon followed, and additional cars carried fuel tanks and empty platforms,” the post said.
The deployment underscores Russia’s ongoing logistical strain as it struggles to replenish losses on the front. Military analysts have noted that the Kremlin has increasingly relied on equipment stored in Crimea, including tanks and infantry vehicles, to support offensive operations in eastern Ukraine.
The BMP-3 is one of Russia’s most heavily armed infantry fighting vehicles, designed to transport troops and provide direct fire support.
Armed with a 100mm gun capable of launching anti-tank missiles, a 30mm autocannon, and a 7.62mm machine gun, it can carry up to seven soldiers in addition to its crew. While the design offers considerable firepower, experts have pointed out that the BMP-3’s aluminum armor leaves it vulnerable to modern anti-tank weapons, which have inflicted heavy losses on Russian mechanized units throughout the war.
❗️Destroyed 🇷🇺Russian BMP-3 somewhere on the front. Summer 2025 pic.twitter.com/3lOvMFVC63
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) November 12, 2025
Earlier, the ATESH partisan movement said it had sabotaged a railway line near occupied Simferopol, temporarily halting train traffic and disrupting supplies for Russian forces on the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia fronts.
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