Crews of T-72 tanks disrupted the rotation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the South Donets direction

Crews of T-72 tanks of the Vostok group of forces disrupted the rotation of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Yuzhnodonets direction of the special military operation zone. This was announced on May 5 by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

"Crews of T-72 tanks of the Vostok group of forces inflicted fire damage on an accumulation of manpower and vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Yuzhnodonets direction of a special military operation, disrupting the rotation of Ukrainian militants on the line of combat contact," the ministry said.

The tankers received the coordinates for the strike from the operators of reconnaissance drones. After that, the crews moved to a firing position and struck at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"Objective monitoring footage has confirmed that the fortified area of the Ukrainian militants has been defeated," the Defense Ministry said.

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Earlier, on May 4, the Ministry of Defense showed footage of the destruction of ATVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Sumy region. According to the ministry, the equipment served for the movement of military assault groups. It is noted that the targets were eliminated using fiber-optic FPV drone calculations, while the target was guided in real time.