Media: English armoured Saxon had an accident in the Kiev region

A column of British Saxon armoured personnel carrier was involved in a road traffic accident Tuesday near Kiev, one soldier died, informs Ukrainian.

the convoy was moving 8 pieces different mechanisms. One of the cars drove into the ditch beside the road And overturned, the other crashed into the bumper.



according to information from the Military Prosecutor's office of the Central region of Ukraine, the soldier is Not lost control of the vehicle, which she turned over, and the driver died from injuries, say Ukrainian.

the incident occurred on a 73-kilometer highway Kyiv-Kharkiv.

"No sooner had English "Saxony" to enter into service of Ukraine, as already bear the loss. And it is well they are still in the battle joined. And Ukraine has cleanit the States " lethal weapon ". So what? Sell? Throw in a regular pot? To whitecat how these " Saxons "?" - incident Ukrainian political scientist, Director of the Center for Eurasian studies Vladimir Kornilov.

in mid-February, the Ukrainian government said that the country arrived 20 armoured vehicles Saxon British production, 55 are expected to be received.

The former head of the land forces of Britain, Lord Richard Dannatt said that Britain's decision to supply dozens of used armored personnel carriers Saxon Ukrainian authorities are not " in any way other than immoral ", as they are completely unsuitable for the conduct of ongoing military operations And unsafe.
Saxon is a British wheeled armored personnel carrier 1970-80-ies. The model was withdrawn from service in the British army And comes in such countries as Mozambique, Nigeria, Oman, Bahrain.


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