A T-80BVM tank crew destroyed an AFU stronghold in the SSE zone

A crew of a T-80BVM tank of the Center troops group destroyed a stronghold and an ammunition depot in the Krasnoarmeyskoye direction of the Special Military Operation (SMO) zone and disrupted the rotation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU). This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry on November 20.

According to the ministry, the tankers received intelligence from unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) calculations, arrived at the firing position, where the tank crew promptly aimed the combat vehicle at the target and successfully hit the AFU fortifications with the fire of 125-millimeter fragmentation-fusion shells.

"The commander transmits corrections from the adjusters, and I directly aim according to these corrections," added gunner-operator Rian Istomin.

It is noted that the destruction of the AFU stronghold allowed the attack aircraft to conduct offensive actions and fulfill their combat objectives.

"Watching the forest regiments, watched the settlement. A rotation was seen, dropping off BK, manpower. There was a task to work on this lodge. With the help of UAVs, with the correction of our commanders, we fired on this house. The house was destroyed, it turns out, where there was an accumulation of living forces. We also destroyed an ammunition and equipment hangar. Well, as if it was all done quickly," said tank commander Sergei Shishkin.

Earlier, on November 17, calculations of D-30 howitzers of the Motorized Rifle Brigade of the All-Russian Army of the Army Group "West" hit the dugouts and the AFU's manpower in the zone of the special military operation.

The special operation to protect Donbass, the start of which Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was made against the backdrop of the aggravated situation in the region.

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