 Russian military takes American Bradley as trophy for first time. For the first time the Russian military took the American made Bradley fighting vehicles as a trophy. The telegram channel Rybar writes about this. The infantry fighting vehicle belonged to the 47th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Since early summer the unit has lost more than 40 similar vehicles first in the direction of Zaporizia and then near Avdiivka. Russian soldiers still managed to bring to the rear the American M2A2ODS Bradley infantry fighting vehicle which had previously been shot down in the Avdiivka sector. In fact this is the first objectively confirmed captured infantry fighting vehicle of this type. The channel writes it is noted that the Russian military has repeatedly hit American infantry fighting vehicles but previously it was not possible to capture them. Ukrainian forces have relied on Bradley's during the counter offensive they launched in early June. Prior to receiving the American vehicles Ukrainians often used decades old equipment inherited from the Soviet Union. Highly maneuverable and capable of traveling at speeds of over 40 miles per hour Bradley's are heavily armored vehicles that can transport up to six fully equipped troops to and from the battlefield provide fire support and carry out reconnaissance missions. They are armed with tube launched optically tracked wire guided missiles capable of hitting enemy tanks and armored vehicles in the distance with high explosive warheads and two guns including the 25 millimeter M242 bushmaster chain gun and a 7.62 millimeter M240C machine gun.