Artist's commentary
From Rob Lee:
An AKMS rifle with a Valday 1P87 optic used by a scout from a Russian spetsnaz unit in Ukraine. Russian spetsnaz units are using the older 7.62mm rifles because they don't have enough suppressors for AK-12 but have plenty of PBS-1.
https://vk.com/milinfolive?w=wall-123538639_2955044
Original:
🇷🇺An AKMS assault rifle with a 1P87 Valdai sight mounted on it, belonging to a reconnaissance unit of the Russian Armed Forces' Special Forces in the Northern Military District (NVO) zone in Ukraine.
The use of 7.62mm assault rifles (AKM, AKMS) in the presence of standard AK-12s is primarily due to the presence of standard silent shooting devices—the PBS-1—which the AK-12 lacks. For this reason, old-school rifles are often used.
Using commercial "cans" for 5.45 caliber assault rifles (AK-12, AK-74M, RMO, etc.) means investing your own money in the purchase, and most importantly, the manufacturing time, which is currently being pushed to the right. This is in a situation where "cans" were needed yesterday.
All this forces scouts to turn to 7.62 caliber assault rifles in order to at least somewhat compensate for the lack of silent rifles in the unit.
Military Informant
From Rustam Bogautdinov
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