Ukrainian combat losses between Jan 17-22

Is it just me or does this Russian tracked vehicle have an almost impressive amount of ground clearance?  Is this by accident or design to enhance IED protection.

via Kyiv Post

In the period of Jan. 17-22, 18 Ukrainian military servicemen were killed and 235 others injured in armed clashes with militants in the Donetsk and Luhansk, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry press service reported on Jan. 24.
"Also one tank, seven armored fighting vehicles, two MT-12 cannons, and seven automobiles have been lost," it said.
As many as "600 militants and Russian military men were killed and 275 wounded" within the same period of time, it said. The final figure could be bigger, as militants managed to take some wounded persons with them.
"Thanks to decisive and professional actions of Ukrainian military men, 14 tanks, 43 armored fighting vehicles, 14 Grad and Uragan multiple rocket launchers, 28 self-propelled artillery weapons and 19 automobiles were destroyed," the ministry said.
The ministry said that only at Donetsk airport 85 militants were killed and 53 were wounded, seven tanks, 12 armored fighting vehicles, nine automobiles and MT-12 cannon were destroyed.

The fighting at the airport and reports of clashes at other locations makes me wonder if these figures might be on the low side.