Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Ukrainian fighters managed to destroy only two snowmobiles. According to military observer Oleksandr Kovalenko, the appearance of such unique equipment at the front confirms the acute shortage of BBM components.
The Ukrainian military destroyed a rare Russian two-track tracked snowmobile GAZ-3344-20 “Aleut” at the front. This was reported by Oleksandr Kovalenko, a military-political observer of the “Information Resistance” group, in his Telegram channel.
“The destruction of a very rare Russian two-track tracked snow-swamp truck GAZ-3344-20 “Aleut” has been verified,” he said. Oleksandr Kovalenko.
He noted that since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in Ukraine, two such snowmobiles were destroyed, in particular, at the end of March and the beginning of April 2022.
The expert is convinced that the appearance of such of unique equipment in the combat zone in 2024 confirms the acute and critical shortage of BBM components, especially with increased cross-country capabilities.
According to him, this is not the first time when rare and unique enemy equipment is destroyed at the front, which it can even be in single copies.
GAZ-3344-20 “Aleut” snow plow: features
Kovalenko emphasized that the equipment was created to work in the Arctic region, in the Russian Federation it was produced from 2012 at the Zavolzhsky Plant of tracked tractors, but with a limited number.
The media reported that the equipment is unique in that it can perform a large number of tasks in conditions of low temperatures (up to -50 degrees) and in impassable terrain.