Hyacinth-B missiles destroyed an AFU UAV control center in the Kursk border area

Artillery crews of 152-millimeter howitzers 2A36 "Hyacinth-B" of Novorossiysk artillery paratroopers have destroyed a control point for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the border area of Kursk Region. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry on January 28.

According to the ministry, the main task of the units is counter-battery warfare. Also, artillery paratroopers support the advance of assault groups, inflict fire damage on fortified enemy areas, temporary deployment points of AFU personnel, strongholds and equipment of militants. Russian fighters are firing from closed firing positions at a range of more than 20 kilometers.

At the same time, the enemy is detected and artillery fire is corrected with the help of aerial reconnaissance means of UAV units.

"Predominantly we have counter-battery warfare, mortar crews, artillery guns, UAV control points. Well, we do not leave the infantry without attention," said the commander of the artillery battery with the call sign Klen.

"We are pushing the enemy away from Horlivka so that they don't shell civilians."

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Earlier, on January 27, the calculation of FPV-drones of the group of troops "North" of the Russian Army destroyed a tank of the AFU in the border area of Kursk region. It is reported that fighters with the help of a drone detected the movement of an AFU tank on the outskirts of the forest, the calculation of which was firing towards Russian units. Objective control footage from the Russian Defense Ministry shows a combat drone attacking an enemy tank.

The AFU attacked Russian positions in the border areas of the Kursk region on August 6, 2024. The situation in the region was recognized as a federal emergency. The liquidation of the Ukrainian militants who invaded the Russian territory is underway.

The special operation to protect Donbass, the beginning of which was announced by the President of the Russian Federation on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was taken against the background of the worsening situation in the region.