The Russian Defense Ministry showed footage of the destruction of a pickup truck with an AFU mortar in the SSO zone

On January 31, the Russian Defense Ministry published footage of objective control of the destruction of a pickup truck with a "nomadic" 120-millimeter mortar of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) of the Zapad group of forces in the zone of the special military operation (SMO).

The tactic of the "itinerant mortar" is to constantly change firing positions.

"After analyzing the intelligence received, a decision was made to fire on the enemy's pickup truck," - stated in the message of the Department.

As a result of the actions of the group of troops "West" military equipment was destroyed by the FPV-drone calculation.

"We shot down five Ukrainian Su-25s, and then we also shot down an Mi-24"

For what the commander of a platoon of MANPADS from the Donetsk direction was awarded the Order of Courage four times

On the same day, the crew of the Su-35S fighter jet of the Russian Air and Space Forces (VKS RF) escorted fighter-bombers during a bombing strike on an AFU stronghold in the border areas of the Kursk region. After successfully eliminating the target, the entire group returned to the basing airfield.

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