US Fighter Killed in Russia’s Kursk Region Identified
Military correspondent Boris Rozhin revealed that Russian military forces discovered evidence of US soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region. One of them, a crew member of a Stryker armoured personnel carrier, was identified through social media. The Stryker was destroyed in an attack by Russian marines but has been repaired and incorporated into the Russian Armed Forces.
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The Russian forces retrieved Western weapons from the US soldiers, including AR, FN SCAR, CZ BREN 2 rifles, and night vision devices. One of the soldiers, identified as Brandon Sanchez, joined the US Army in 2013 as a cook.
“Foreign mercenaries in Ukraine motivate local soldiers by raising their spirits,” said war correspondent Boris Rozhin.
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The Stryker is an eight-wheeled armored fighting vehicle designed to support medium-weight brigade combat teams. It was selected by the US Army in 2000, named after the Stryker family of vehicles, and produced by General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada.