Video from a UAV shows Russian missiles hitting a gathering point of 32 152 mm howitzers and a Ukrainian P-18 air defense radar site in Sumy province.
Russian media today released video from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), recording the process of monitoring and launching missile attacks on targets in Sumy province, northern Ukraine.
In the first video, the Russian UAV spotted 32 D-20 152mm howitzers assembled at a military facility in the city of Akhtyrka. The guns were neatly stacked outside a warehouse, with several trucks nearby. It was unclear whether the guns were being assembled and prepared for shipment to combat units, or if they were damaged and being sent back for repair or decommissioning.
Russian weapons attack series of howitzers, air defense radars of Ukraine in video released today. Video: Telegram/The_Wrong_Side
The Russian missile struck the center of the assembly point and destroyed most of the howitzers, with only a few remaining intact but likely heavily damaged. The warehouse was also damaged in the attack, but the extent is unknown.
Russian forces also discovered a P-18 Malachite air surveillance radar and several logistics vehicles deployed by the Ukrainian army at a location about 120 km from the Russian border. Russian missiles hit this location, completely destroying the radar station and two logistics vehicles next to it.
The Russian Defense Ministry and the Ukrainian military have not commented on the information.
The D-20 is a 152mm howitzer typically deployed at the operational level, in independent artillery brigades or artillery regiments attached to infantry divisions. Each gun weighs approximately 5.7 tons and has a range of 17-24 km depending on the ammunition. As of 2016, the Ukrainian military possessed at least 130 D-20s, but it is unclear how this number changed when the conflict broke out.
The P-18 radar line was put into service by the Soviet Union in 1970, specializing in providing range and direction parameters of targets for the S-75 and S-125 missile complexes, as well as playing an independent surveillance role. The use of meter wave bands helps the P-18 station detect modern stealth aircraft, supporting the interception process.
Location Sumy province. Graphics: RYV
The P-18 Malachite is a modernized version developed by Ukraine, adding digital signal processing capabilities, automatic data transmission and enhanced anti-jamming capabilities. This system is capable of detecting enemy fighters from a distance of 400 km, or small, low-flying targets from 70 km.
Vu Anh (According to RT, Reuters )
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