40 Russian Armored Vehicles Destroyed In Failed Major Kupiansk Attack

The most surprising aspect of this fight was that the Russians committed so much armor to it, given reports of shortages elsewhere on the front. 

That so many were destroyed seemed less surprising to the defenders, given their expertise with and supplies of artillery and FPV drones and the relative inexperience of Russian attackers. JL

Iryna Balachuk reports in Ukraine Pravda:

The Russians tried to conduct a large-scale assault on the Kupiansk front near Pishchane with 50 pieces of equipment. Ukraine's 92nd Mechanized Brigade repelled the attack, destroying or damaging 40. 14 pieces of equipment were destroyed, including five infantry fighting vehicles, three tanks, one armoured personnel carrier, one multipurpose tracked armoured vehicle, two Ural trucks, one van, and one ATV. 26 vehicles were damaged including 10 tanks, 10 infantry fighting vehicles, two recovery vehicles, three multipurpose tracked armoured vehicles, and one Ural truck

The Russians have tried to conduct a large-scale assault on the Kupiansk front near the settlement of Pishchane with 50 pieces of equipment. The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled the attack, destroying and damaging 40 pieces of equipment.

Source: Yurii Fedorenko, Commander of the Achilles Battalion of the 92nd Separate Mechanised Brigade, on Telegram; the DeepState analytical project on Telegram 

Quote from Fedorenko: "On 26 September 2024, the enemy attempted a mechanised assault on the Kupiansk front near Pishchane. Approximately 50 pieces of Russian armoured vehicles, carrying troops, were moving towards Kolesnykivka and Kruhliakivka.

The Achilles Battalion of the 92nd Separate Mechanised Brigade destroyed and damaged 40 pieces of military equipment."

Details: Fedorenko said that 14 pieces of equipment were destroyed, including five infantry fighting vehicles, three tanks, one armoured personnel carrier, one multipurpose tracked armoured vehicle, two Ural trucks, one van, and one ATV.

Additionally, fighters damaged 26 pieces of equipment: 10 tanks, 10 infantry fighting vehicles, two recovery vehicles, three multipurpose tracked armoured vehicles, and one Ural truck. d," analysts reported.The DeepState reported that at least 9 pieces of Russian military equipment were moving towards Kruhliakivka and about 40 towards Kolesnykivka, with some carrying troops on board. 

"The majority of the enemy equipment was destroyed; the rest retreated," analysts reported.