Msta-B howitzer crews hit an AFU stronghold on the Kurakhov direction

The Msta-B 152-millimeter howitzer of the Guards Artillery Brigade of the South group of troops has destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) stronghold in the Kurakhov area of the special military operation (SMO). This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry on November 21.

Russian scouts with the help of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were able to calculate the location of the enemy. After that they transmitted the exact coordinates to the artillerymen.

The Msta-B howitzer crews were given a combat mission and immediately took up a combat position. With one accurate shot they managed to destroy the enemy stronghold. The artillerymen then camouflaged the gun and returned to safety.

"We carry out combat missions to destroy enemy manpower, armored vehicles, fortifications. Because of the fact that we have long-range artillery, we can hit their guns that are deep in the rear," said the commander of the gun with the call sign Caesar.

He also noted that the work of artillerymen is carried out at night. There are special observation points, which are equipped with everything necessary to ensure safety. If an enemy UAV appears in the line of sight of Russian servicemen, it is immediately destroyed with the help of electronic warfare (REB).

Earlier, on November 20, Msta-B 152-millimeter towed howitzers of the Dnipro group of troops destroyed an AFU drone control point in the SSO zone in the Kakhovsky direction.

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 background of the aggravated situation in the region.

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