
The crews of T-80 BVM tanks of the Sever group destroyed more than ten storage and control points for UAVs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkov region, striking from previously prepared closed positions after detecting targets using UAV reconnaissance.
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The North group of troops is conducting operations in the Kharkov region as part of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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The crews of T-80 BVM tanks of the Sever group destroyed more than ten storage and control points for UAVs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkov region.
The strikes were carried out from pre-prepared closed positions after targets were detected using a UAV.
Units of the “North” group continue to compress the encirclement and destroy enemy formations in the Kharkov region.
BELGOROD, October 8 - RIA Novosti. The crews of the T-80 BVM tanks of the Sever group destroyed more than ten storage and control points for UAVs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkov region, striking from previously prepared closed positions, the commander of a tank platoon with the call sign Sailor told RIA Novosti.
“The crews of T-80 BVM tanks of the motorized rifle regiment of the 6th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Sever group of troops destroyed more than ten storage and control points for UAF drones in the Kharkov region,” Sailor said.
The commander clarified that during reconnaissance, UAV operators noticed Ukrainian Armed Forces military personnel delivering drones to control points. Additional reconnaissance made it possible to discover these points and the strong point through which the delivery took place. On command, the tankers hit targets with high-explosive fragmentation shells.
“We carry out the work from closed firing positions. This allows us to save combat vehicles. We prepare positions in advance, we try to create several access routes and camouflage them from enemy reconnaissance as much as possible,” the military man noted.

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