The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation told about the exploits of Russian servicemen in the zone of their

On March 16, the Russian Ministry of Defense told about the exploits of Russian servicemen in the area of the special military operation (SVO).

The ministry drew attention to the actions of the senior gunner of the howitzer self-propelled artillery gun of the Guard, Corporal Sergei Kuklin, who, as part of the crew, carried out the combat mission of conducting counter-battery warfare, identifying and destroying equipment and militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), leading an offensive against the lines held by Russian units.

The Russian military was able to occupy an important tactical position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but the militants attempted to take the point back. The operators of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) discovered a Ukrainian large-caliber artillery piece, with which the enemy fired at the defending military of the Russian Armed Forces, and transmitted the coordinates to Kuklin's calculation, which promptly fired several targeted volleys and destroyed the target.

Thanks to the precise actions of the corporal's guards and his crew, the enemy lost artillery support and retreated.

In addition, the Russian Defense Ministry noted the actions of Guard Junior Sergeant Oleg Starostin, who performed the tasks of delivering logistical equipment to Russian units, repeatedly making flights to areas located in the vicinity of the line of contact.

During one of the trips, Ukrainian militants attempted to destroy his transport in order to deprive the Russian military of supplies, and struck him several times with mortar guns and FPV drones.

The junior sergeant of the Guards quickly got his bearings, he managed to maneuver, evade the attacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants and take the transport to a safe place. Thanks to Starostin's confident actions, the equipment and property that were inside the car were preserved, and the Russian military received them on time.

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On the same day, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that military personnel of the 152-millimeter towed Hyacinth-B cannon of the Center group of forces destroyed a fortified AFU stronghold in the Red Army area of the special operation.