Ukrainian defenders destroy a rare Russian Nona-SVK self-propelled gun system in the Donetsk region

14 November, 2024 Russian Nona-SVK self-propelled gun in the sights of a Ukrainian FPV drone. Autumn 2024. Frame from the video t.me/robert_magyar

FPV drone operators of the 414th Separate Regiment destroyed a rare Russian 2S23 Nona-SVK 120mm self-propelled gun and mortar system in the Donetsk region. A video of the enemy's self-propelled artillery system was posted by the regiment's commander Robert Brovdi, also known by his call sign "Magyar." The invaders' Nona-SVK was discovered on a field road near a forestry and was hit by several Ukrainian drones.

As a result of the hit by FPV drones with a shaped charge warhead, the artillery unit burned out from the inside.

Russian Nona-SVK self-propelled gun in the sights of a Ukrainian FPV drone. Fall 2024. Frame from the t.me/robert_magyar video

A Ukrainian drone observing the combat work of Ukrainian defenders recorded the results of the successful destruction of the Russian self-propelled artillery system on video.

The "War in Ukraine. Losses of equipment" Telegram channel revealed that the Russian Nona-SVK was destroyed in the Pokrovsk district of the Donetsk region.

The destruction of the Russian Nona-SVK self-propelled guns in the Donetsk region.

Fall 2024. Footage from the t.me/robert_magyar video

Nona-SVK

The 2S23 Nona-SVK is a 120mm battalion-level self-propelled gun and mortar system based on the BTR-80 chassis. Its primary weapon is the 2A60 120mm rifled howitzer-mortar gun, which is a modified version of the 2A51 and is mounted on the 2S9 Nona-S self-propelled artillery system.

Additionally, the Nona-SVK is equipped with a PKT 7.62mm machine gun mounted on the turret of the self-propelled artillery system commander. The artillery unit is designed to suppress manpower, artillery and mortar batteries, rocket launchers, armored targets, firepower, and control points. It is capable of conducting targeted fire without prior preparation from closed positions and direct fire.

It can use mortar shells and 120mm artillery shells. The fighters of the Rarog unmanned systems battalion of the 24th separate mechanized brigade recently also destroyed two enemy 2S9 Nona-S self-propelled gun and mortar systems.

This also took place in the Donetsk region, where enemy self-propelled artillery systems were destroyed using FPV drones.