The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has shown a video showing the combat work of self-propelled artillery mounts 2S-19 "Msta-S" Izyumsko-Balakleya grouping of the RF Armed Forces.
< p>The defense department noted that the crews of the self-propelled guns showed courage and heroism when performing fire missions. Thus, the commander of a self-propelled artillery battery , in cooperation with the EW unit, determined the exact location of the UAV operators with combat guards. An artillery battery destroyed operators with control equipment drones "Bayraktar" " ;Infantry of the Ukrainian army on the BMP-1. Also, an artillery battery of self-propelled howitzers 2S-19 “Msta-S” destroyed six units of armored vehicles.
According to the defense department, the crews of 152-mm Msta-S self-propelled howitzers fire is conducted at ranges up to 30 kilometers. In the course of carrying out combat missions, artillerymen use high-explosive, high-explosive fragmentation, as well as high-precision ammunition, which allows them to inflict maximum damage on fortifications, buried concrete fortifications, armored vehicles and enemy manpower.
Previously, the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov said that the units of Russian troops near Balakleya and Izyum would be regrouped to step up efforts in the Donetsk direction. It was reported that this redeployment is aimed at achieving the goals of the NWO.
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