Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy Russian remote control mining system in Pokrovsk sector
Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy Russian remote control mining system (photo: Getty Images)
Ukrainian troops in the Pokrovsk sector destroyed a Russian engineering system of remote mining, according to the Khortytsia operational and strategic grouping of troops.
A unit of the control and artillery reconnaissance battery of the 47th separate mechanized brigade discovered a rare Russian complex in the Pokrovsk sector.
This system has a similar principle of operation to MLRS, but instead of “classic” missiles, the Zemledeliye system fires remote-controlled missiles.
Zemledeliye is designed to quickly create minefields at a distance of 5 to 15 km. It fires rocket-propelled munitions that ensure the placement of mines in a given area. The system lays minefields of any complexity, including those with ready-made passages for its troops.
With a single round, this system can mine an area equal to several football fields.
However, a Ukrainian unit's drop resulted in a powerful explosion that sent the enemy system flying into the air with its munition and crew.
The Russian troops lost more than a thousand soldiers in Ukraine over the past day. For more information about the losses among Russian military equipment and personnel, see RBC-Ukraine's article.
