Russian Armed Forces snipers disrupted the AFU's attempt to regroup in the South Donetsk direction

Units of the Vostok group of troops in the southern Donetsk region of the special military operation (SMO) have foiled an attempt to regroup and redeploy personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry on February 4.

"Moved out, climbed to the highest point, looked that everything was viewed, and began to work. With this rifle it is possible to work quietly [at a distance of] 1,500 meters," said a fighter with the call sign Koba.

Operators of combat unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) reportedly detected the movement of a US MaxxPro armored vehicle and then managed to stop it with an aimed hit.

"The infantry, which tried to leave the vehicle, was destroyed by targeted fire by sniper pairs from Orsis large-caliber rifles equipped with thermal imaging sights," the Defense Ministry said.

It is noted that during combat missions in the NWO zone, snipers work in groups of two. One fighter fires, and the second corrects the work on targets, as well as controls the situation around, including the presence of enemy UAVs in the air.

The Russian Armed Forces destroyed an AFU pickup truck in Kharkiv region with the help of an FPV drone

On the previous day, crews of T-72B3M tanks of the Army Corps of Army Group North destroyed platoon strongholds, an ammunition depot and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv direction in the SSO zone during combat operations. The tankers fired a series of rounds of fragmentation-fugitive shells, taking into account real-time adjustments by the UAV operator.

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 made against the backdrop of the worsening situation in the region.

For more current video and details on the situation in Donbass, see Izvestia TV channel.