The Russian Defence Ministry has published footage of the work of artillerymen of the ‘West’ group of troops in the zone of the special military operation.
In the zone of the special military operation, calculations of self-propelled guns ‘Hyacinth-S’ of the group of troops ‘West’ continue to carry out continuous combat duty. Receiving data on the location of the enemy, the artillerymen make precise strikes on military facilities, positions, fortifications, military equipment and personnel of the AFU.
In one of these combat missions, a howitzer crew destroyed enemy firing positions concealed in forested areas. The precise hitting of the target is confirmed by footage obtained from objective control equipment.
According to the Russian Defence Ministry’s daily bulletin, the AFU’s losses in the area of responsibility of the ‘West’ group of forces amounted to up to 400 servicemen, seven pickup trucks, a 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery unit, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, as well as US-made: two M113 armoured personnel carriers, a 155-mm M777 howitzer, two 155-mm M198 howitzers and three AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar stations. Three field ammunition depots were destroyed.
Source: Russian Ministry of Defence