In the first three weeks of the war in Ukraine, the 423rd motorized rifle regiment lost almost a third of its military equipment

The 423rd motorized rifle of the Yampol regiment fought in Ukraine from the first day of the invasion. In the first 20 days of the war, the regiment lost 10 people killed, 4 - missing, 25 - wounded. 12 military were captured. 44 units of military equipment were lost, which is probably almost a third of its total number.

The 423rd Guards Motor Rifle Yampol Red Banner, Suvorov’s Orders and Kutuzov Regiment (military unit 91701) is part of the 4th Guards Tank Kantemirov Division.

Kantemirovsky division is considered the most powerful military unit of the European part of Russia. It is called a "reactive division", because on its armament there are T-80 tanks with gas turbine engines. In addition to the 423rd motorized rifle, it includes two tank regiments-the 12th and 13th.

The 423rd Yampol Regiment is deployed in the city of Naro-Fominsk, Moscow Region. The approximate number of the unit is 2800 people. As of 2007, about 140 units of military equipment stood in the service of the regiment.

On February 24, the 423rd motorized rifle regiment entered the war with Ukraine in the Sumy region in the area of ​​the city of Akhtyrka. Already in the early days of the invasion, the connection suffered heavy losses. This, in particular, was reported by the source of Conflict Intelligence Team. In Ukrainian telegram channels, a photo of the dead and prisoners of the regiment’s military personnel immediately appeared.

Judging by the video published in the telegram channel “Look for your”, at least 7 regiment servicemen were captured:

“When we crossed the border, we wanted to turn around. We asked the platoon commander: how did it happen at all and why? He said, if we turn back, then the Russian border guards will shoot us.

We had no connection. In the city of Akhtyrka, we fought off the column. We did not know what to do in this situation. We decided that at the first opportunity, as it turns out, we will surrender. Because we did not want to fight.

We were not prepared in any way. When we served in the unit, we had a pure “working”: we went to the park, cleaned the equipment. These were my first fields. In the fields we equipped a tent. We did not have exercises in office. They never got behind the wheel. I was a passenger in the car. Before I went, I was twice at shooting and at the KMB once [shot] six rounds, ” said Private Rafik Rakhmankulov in an interview .

Later, on May 16, the Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine published a document drawn up in the 1st Panzer Army of the Armed Forces of Russia. Its authenticity is confirmed by the study of the mediazone journalists, who managed to verify this information on other sources.

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Losses of the 1st Panzer Army. Photo: GUR of Ukraine

According to the internal statement of the 1st Panzer Army of March 15, 2022, the 423rd motorized rifle regiment lost 10 people killed, 4-missing, 25-wounded. 12 military were captured.

It also follows from the document that the connection lost 44 units of military equipment: 18 BMP-2, 6 T-80BV tanks, 2 mortar complexes 2C12 “Sani”, 1 excavator EO-3523, 1 KAMAZ-5350, 1 KARN-manipulator KMV-10, 1 MRS-BT repair and industrial workshop, 1 heavy mechanized TMM-3, 3, 1 heavy mechanized bridge, 3, 1 heavy mechanized TMM-3, 1. 1 armored vehicle “Lynx”, 2 Ural-4320, 1 armored renovated and evacuation machine BREM-1, 1 BTR-82A, 1 self-propelled reactive installation of UR-77 Meteurit, 1 MTLB armored vehicle, 2 BRM-1K-1K-1K-1K-1K-1K-1KSh, 3 KAMAZ-53501.

Later it became known about other killed military personnel of the 423rd regiment. These are senior lieutenant Sergey Argent , who died on March 22 under the city of Trostyanets of the Sumy region, and corporal Vadim Orlov , who died on May 2.

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