The Ministry of Defense showed footage of the destruction of the Krab self-propelled guns of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region

Military personnel of the reconnaissance unit of the 6th army of the Zapad group of forces destroyed a Polish-made Krab self-propelled gun of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) using a Lancet barrage ammunition in Kupyansky district of the Kharkiv region. This was announced on April 17 by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

"After analyzing the intelligence received, it was decided to fire on the self—propelled gun of the militants using the Lancet barrage ammunition," the ministry said.

It is reported that as a result of an accurate strike, the combat vehicle was destroyed.

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Earlier, on April 16, the Russian Armed Forces stormtroopers captured the AFU stronghold in the Yuzhnodonets direction. During the sweep of the stronghold, Russian soldiers discovered a cache of Western-style weapons left by the retreating militants, the military department said.