The calculation of the D-20 howitzer destroyed a Ukrainian tank in the Gorlovka direction

A 152-mm D-20 howitzer crew from the Center group of forces struck and destroyed a tank of the Armed Forces in the Gorlovka direction Ukraine (the Ukrainian Armed Forces), when he tried to leave the position. This was announced on March 5 by the press service of the Ministry of Defense.

Earlier, operators of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) identified the route of movement of equipment and manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the rear area to the line of contact. After that, the gunners aimed their guns at the intersection of roads in advance and prepared to destroy the identified enemy targets.

"In the morning, the crew of a reconnaissance UAV reported on the movement of enemy equipment on this section of the road. The crews fired a series of 152-mm high-explosive fragmentation rounds. With the second shot, the enemy tank was hit, and then its ammunition detonated," the Defense Ministry said.

The defeat of the AFU tank was recorded by the fighters in real time.

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A day earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry showed the footage destruction of the AMX-10 tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkiv region. Military equipment was detected in the forest belt using UAVs. On the same day, Russian troops The infrastructure of military airfields and ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit. In addition, during the day, the air defense forces shot down a JDAM aircraft bomb manufactured by The USA and 93 aircraft-type drones.