Ukrainian paratroopers destroyed the Giatsint-S 152mm self-propelled gun in the Pokrovsk sector

13 August, 2024 Giatsint-S self-propelled gun in the Russian Federation. Photo: Russian mass media Soldiers of the 25th Sicheslav Separate Airborne Brigade destroyed a Russian Giatsint-S 152mm self-propelled gun in the Donetsk region.

The press service of the military unit posted the video on its social media. The destruction of Russian artillery systems, a truck and the defeat of invaders' dugouts and armored vehicles took place in the Pokrovsk sector. "No one will hide from our 'eyes'!

We will find every invader, we will destroy all the equipment, we will return peace to our native Ukraine," the paratroopers emphasized.

A Russian Giatsint-S 152mm self-propelled gun in the sights of a Ukrainian FPV drone in the Donetsk region. August 2024. Frame from the video of the 25th Separate Airborne Brigade

To destroy the Russian artillery system, Ukrainian defenders used FPV attack drones.

The Russian invaders placed their Giatsint-S 152mm self-propelled gun near the road within the settlement in the Donetsk region and fired at Ukrainian positions. The footage shows that the Russian gun is in a combat position - its barrel is raised up at an angle.

The video footage shows that one or more Ukrainian FPV drones hit the invaders' Giatsint-S 152mm self-propelled gun and destroyed it.

Destroyed Russian Giatsint-S 152mm self-propelled gun in the Donetsk region. August 2024. Frame from the video of the 25th Separate Airborne Brigade

According to the published images, the 152 mm artillery system burned out.

It is even possible that one or more shells detonated or that the artillery shells' propellant charges burned, leading to such results. This is not the first Russian Giatsint-S 152mm self-propelled gun that paratroopers of the 25th Separate Airborne Brigade "Sicheslav" have destroyed in the Pokrovsk sector recently. Previously, the 25th Airborne Brigade's soldiers destroyed a Russian Giatsint-S 152mm self-propelled gun in a firing position near the forest. Ukrainian defenders used FPV drones to destroy the Russian artillery system.

The propellant charges could have caught fire inside or near the vehicle, causing the Giatsint-S self-propelled gun to burn out.