
A crew of unmanned systems of the 22nd motorized rifle regiment of the North group of troops detected and destroyed a camouflaged artillery gun of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in a forest belt using the Molniya-2 drone based on its heat signature and characteristic features, despite the camouflage.
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The crew of unmanned systems of the 22nd motorized rifle regiment of the North group of troops discovered and destroyed a camouflaged artillery gun of the Ukrainian Armed Forces using the Molniya-2 drone.
Russian soldiers discovered the weapon based on its heat signature and characteristic features, despite its camouflage.
KURSK, October 13 - RIA Novosti. The crew of the unmanned systems of the 22nd motorized rifle regiment of the Sever group of troops discovered and destroyed, using the Molniya-2 drone, an artillery gun of the Ukrainian Armed Forces camouflaged in a forest belt, the commander of the crew with the call sign Raven told RIA Novosti.
“During reconnaissance, we spotted a camouflaged enemy firing position - an artillery piece well buried in the ground and covered with a camouflage net,” Voron told the agency.
According to the serviceman, the enemy was counting on stealth, but Russian soldiers detected him based on his heat signature and characteristic features.
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The use of Molniya-2 drones will continue to be used for reconnaissance and destruction of targets in the combat zone
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