
Crews of the howitzer battery of the 6th Guards Combined Arms Army of the "North" group hit seven radar stations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkov direction, falling within five minutes after detection and spending two or three shells on the target, which deprived the enemy of reconnaissance and detection of hidden equipment.
AI-generated summary
In the Kharkov direction, fighting continues between Russian and Ukrainian troops as part of the conflict that began in 2022. Reconnaissance and artillery counterplay play a key role in the tactics of both sides.
Crews of the howitzer battery of the 6th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Sever group hit the radar stations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkov direction.
Strikes to the radar are carried out within five minutes after detection, which does not give the enemy the opportunity to cover the equipment.
In the Kharkov direction, seven enemy radars were neutralized, which deprives him of the opportunity to conduct reconnaissance.
BELGOROD, October 9 - RIA Novosti. Crews of the howitzer battery of the 6th Guards Combined Arms Army of the "North" group hit the radar stations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkov direction, within five minutes from the moment of detection and expending two or three shells on the target, the commander with the call sign Lik told RIA Novosti.
“Thanks to the high coherence of all units and the built-in fire system, the strikes on the radar were carried out within five minutes, which did not allow the enemy to cover and preserve the equipment. Combat work is carried out constantly, and thanks to the high training of the artillery crews, only two or three shells are needed to hit the station and disable it,” the agency’s interlocutor said.
The commander of the howitzer battery clarified that the enemy radars were discovered by reconnaissance UAV operators during the study of rear areas. Target coordinates were immediately transmitted to artillery crews and attack drone operators.
According to him, during the current combat work in the Kharkov direction, military personnel of the 6th Guards Combined Arms Army of the North group neutralized seven enemy radars. Lik noted that the destruction of radars deprives the enemy of the opportunity to conduct reconnaissance and detect hidden equipment and artillery pieces of Russian units.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Russian artillery will continue the targeted suppression of Ukrainian radars in the Kharkov direction
Likely · Within weeks

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