A video released by Russian defense officials shows Russian troops loading a Malka self-propelled artillery system and destroying Ukrainian targets.
The Russian Defense Ministry (MoD) said the unit used a 2S7 Malka to carry out the attack, a Soviet heavy self-propelled artillery from 174 mm.
The Russian military said that self-propelled howitzers are effective in firing at enemy artillery, anti-aircraft missile systems, command posts and areas of concentrated personnel and equipment military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Here the images published by the MoD:
The Ministry of Defense said that the reconnaissance work was carried out during the day and the night with Russian drones Orlan-, capable of e detect enemy military targets and communicate the coordinates to carry out an attack.
The Russian authorities stated that the Malka system destroyed the Ukrainian positions at long range and added that the enemy base was installed in a forest and heavily fortified.
Coordinates were transmitted to the Malka crew and missiles were launched with lethal precision.
The Russian Defense Ministry said that the Malka self-propelled artillery, developed in the Soviet Union Dating back to the second half of the 20th century, it remains one of the most powerful long-range weapons in the world, hitting targets up to 29 miles away.
Russian troops invaded Ukraine on 24 February in what the Kremlin continues to call a “special military operation”. This 25 of May marks the day 96 of the Bell.
Of 24 from February to 29 of May, the total combat losses of Russian troops amount to about 25,150 personnel, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian army also claims that Russia has lost 1,338 tanks, 3,270 armored fighting vehicles, 631 artillery systems, 203 systems of multiple launch rockets, 34 anti-aircraft systems, 207 fighter planes, 174 helicopters, 2 ,207 motor vehicles and fuel tanker trucks, 13 vessels, 504 unmanned aerial vehicles, 48 special equipment units and 116 cruise missiles.
Last week, Ukrainian officials said Russian forces struck more than 40 villages in the eastern region of Donbas.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky He said Donbas could be left uninhabited by the invasion and accused Russia of carrying out genocide in the region.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree making it easier for Ukrainians in the occupied areas to become citizens of Russia.
Russia also removed the upper age limit for contractual service in its army.
Ukraine has described Russia’s offer to lift the blockade of its Black Sea ports as “blackmail” in exchange for the lifting of some sanctions.
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The blockade has caused shortages of wheat and cooking oil around the world.
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