Ukrainian paratroopers destroy Russian self-propelled gun in Kursk region and reveal footage
Photo: 122 mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery unit (Wikimedia.org)
In November, Ukrainian troops in the North-Slobozhanskyi direction eliminated 50 Russian soldiers, hundreds of shelters, and dozens of pieces of equipment. In particular, a Russian Gvozdika self-propelled gun was destroyed in the Kursk region of Russia, according to the 78th separate airborne assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The destroyed Russian 122-mm self-propelled gun 2S1 Gvozdika was hidden in the village of Kulbaki in the Kursk region, 7 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. The Russians used the self-propelled gun to shell the Sumy region of Ukraine.
However, the Ukrainian paratroopers detected the gun thanks to aerial reconnaissance and delivered a precision strike on the self-propelled gun. The unit of equipment was at least put out of action. This self-propelled gun was the fourth gun that the Russians lost in the area of responsibility of the 78th separate airborne assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. in November. The brigade's unmanned systems units showed good results during the last month of autumn:
- 50 Russian troops eliminated
- 73 Russian troops wounded
- 195 Russian shelters hit, 40 of which destroyed
- 2 shelters for Russian drone pilots were destroyed
- 10 Russian drones destroyed
- 3 light Russian vehicles destroyed
- 5 Russian motorcycles destroyed
- 3 Russian machine gun and AGS positions destroyed
- 4 Russian guns destroyed (including the above-mentioned Gvozdika self-propelled gun)
- 1 Russian mortar destroyed
- 30 Russian communication antennas destroyed.
The total number of targets hit in November was 416. The brigade also showed a strike on the Gvozdika self-propelled gun and a selection of other strikes on Russian troops by brigade pilots in the North-Slobozhanskyi direction.
Meanwhile, the Russian army is trying to expand its foothold near the settlements of Serebrianka and Dronivka. The situation northeast of Siversk is extremely difficult.
Russian troops have intensified their activities along the Siverskyi Donets River, attempting to force their way through in certain areas. These actions aim to penetrate Zakitne and secure the dominant heights, control of which is crucial for the defense of Ukrainian positions.
