Soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces told about the combat work in the Konstantinovsky area

Russian gunners in the Konstantinovsky direction are opening up enemy strongholds, his dugouts, as well as drone launch sites. On January 23, Izvestia published footage of the combat work of the 152-mm artillery gun crew of the 1442nd Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 6th Motorized Rifle Division of the 3rd Army Corps of the Southern Group of Forces.

"This is the sleeve from a 152-mm cannon for firing at a full range of 30 km, about 50 kg of gunpowder is loaded here. Another 50 kg actually weighs the shell itself. Nevertheless, it takes no more than a minute to fully recharge the calculation," said Izvestia correspondent Egor Kildibekov.

According to the commander of the 1st howitzer division battery with the call sign Snake, the priority task is mainly counter—battery warfare.

"If the enemy's artillery is detected, then we suppress this target. This is the main task," he shared.

The shooter with the call sign Pilgrim also said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are withdrawing from their positions during the Russian offensive, because they cannot contain them. The fighter added that many mercenaries are participating in the battles on the enemy's side.

"We're going in anyway, twos and fours. We pass without any problems. Yes, it's hard, but we're getting through, and we're getting to what we need, exactly the positions where the commanders show us, where we need to gain a foothold," said Pilgrim.

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On January 11, Izvestia published footage of Russian soldiers using a Hyacinth-B howitzer to destroy a control point for Ukrainian drones (UAVs) in the Seversky direction. The commander of the gun with the call sign Fugas added that after the capture of Seversk by Russian fighters, the intensity of the troops' advance did not decrease. The military continues to advance and advance on enemy positions.

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