47th Mechanized Brigade destroys Russian Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer in Avdiivka
26 May, 2024 Destroyed Russian armored vehicles in the Donetsk region. May 2024. Frame from the video of the 47th Mechanized Brigade
Soldiers of the 47th Mechanized Brigade destroyed a Russian 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer in the Donetsk region. The brigade's press service released a video capturing the defeat of the Russian self-propelled howitzers. A Russian self-propelled howitzer was discovered and destroyed in temporarily occupied Avdiivka.
Soldiers of a reconnaissance company of the 47th Mechanized Brigade discovered an enemy self-propelled howitzer near the Avdiivka Coke Plant. The Russian 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer was in a firing position in the deployed position.
The Russian Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer is destroyed in the Donetsk region. May 2024.
Frame from the 47th Mechanized Brigade's video
The brigade stated that due to successful fire adjustment, Strike Drones Company operators hit the Russian equipment. An FPV drone hit the Russian self-propelled howitzer. After that, it burst into flames from the inside.
The metal powder charges presumably caught fire. Soldiers of the 47th Mechanized Brigade previously destroyed an armored assault group of the Russian invaders in the Pokrovsk sector. Initially, Ukrainian aerial reconnaissance detected the movement of enemy armored vehicles towards the destroyed settlement in the Donetsk region.
Destroyed Russian armored vehicles in the Donetsk region.
May 2024. Frame from the video of the 47th Mechanized Brigade
Next, Ukrainian artillerymen, in cooperation with FPV drone operators, stopped the attack and destroyed Russian equipment. FPV drones have become an important technological solution in military operations, providing new opportunities to defeat the enemy, adjust accurate artillery fire, or perform reconnaissance and other tasks on the battlefield.
Illustrative photo of an FPV drone.
Photo from open sources
In the Russian-Ukrainian war, such drones have been used in various versions for several years.