
An operator of unmanned systems with the call sign Artist from the special operations unit of the "Center" group of troops stated that for more than two years of work in the Northern Military District zone, he hit more than a thousand different targets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including military equipment, manpower and fortified positions, in particular a tank under the bridge in Krasnoarmeysk.
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The statement was made in the context of an ongoing special military operation in Ukraine, where both sides are using unmanned systems for reconnaissance and destruction of targets.
An operator of unmanned systems with the call sign Artist hit more than a thousand different targets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in more than two years of work.
During combat work, he had to destroy military equipment, fortifications and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
DONETSK, September 22 - RIA Novosti. An operator of unmanned systems of the special operations unit of the Center group of forces with the call sign Artist told RIA Novosti that in more than two years of work he hit more than a thousand different targets of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the zone of a special military operation.
According to him, among the targets hit were military equipment, manpower and fortified positions of Ukrainian troops.
“My combat experience is more than a thousand. Maybe it’s already exceeded the second. I especially remember the tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It was in Krasnoarmeysk, then they were still fighting for Krasnoarmeysk. I burned it under the bridge,” said the Artist.
He noted that during combat work he also had to hit pickup trucks with infantry and concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces military personnel.

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