 Ukrainian army destroys rarity of Soviet defence industry near Avdiivka. The Russian armed forces have lost an APC-50, which was produced back in the 50s of the last century near Avdiivka-Indonetsk region. This is what the military courier writes. The rare APC-50 was registered in the Avdiivka direction. It was hit during one of the unsuccessful assaults of the Russian occupation army. The armoured vehicle was left in the open air by the occupants. Once a year ago, because of the huge losses of the vehicles, the Russians started to decommission and modernise these obsolete models. There may be up to 1,000 of them in Russia now. Currently, this is the second such armoured personnel carrier that the Ukrainian Defence Forces destroyed. The APC-50 armoured personnel carrier is designed to transport personnel paratroopers of modernised rifle units or military cargo in conditions of possible enemy fire. It is a light armoured tracked combat vehicle. The armour of the APC-50 can protect a two-man crew from small debris and 7.62mm ammunition. The vehicle can carry up to 20 paratroopers and cargo weighing up to 2 tons. Most often, the Russians install ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns or the decommissioned armoured personnel carriers.