The Russian military said that the Giatsint-S self-propelled artillery systems ambushed a US-made M777 howitzer in the service of Ukrainian forces.
Department of Defense Russia today released a video of 2S5 Giatint-S self-propelled howitzers ambushing an artillery platoon Ukraine including three M777 howitzers made by the US and transferred to the army of this country.
“The M777 battery was destroyed in the course of combat by the Giatsint-S unit,” the Russian military statement read. However, the video of the Russian Ministry of Defense does not show the 2S5 Giatint-S artillery shell hitting the target of the Ukrainian artillery platoon.
The Ukrainian military has not commented on this information.
The Russian Giatsint-S battery fires in the video released today. Video: Zvezda.
The Russian self-propelled artillery units Giatsint-S mainly carry out the task of attacking fortified positions, equipping enemy weapons and troops, as well as artillery batteries of the Ukrainian army. “The self-propelled artillery force immediately moved from the battlefield after each shelling, as well as when Ukrainian drones appeared,” the Russian military said.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced last week that its rocket and artillery forces had struck a number of targets in Ukraine, including an M777 artillery battery near the central residential area of Podgornoye. Video released by Russia shows a Ukrainian M777 battery being ambushed by a suicide drone at the battlefield, then continuing to receive shelling while evacuating into the nearby forest.
2S5 Giatsint-S is a self-propelled artillery system that has been in service since 1978, using the main weapon of 152 mm caliber 2A36 field cannon. The system has a range of 28 km with conventional ammunition or 35-40 km with rocket-propelled ammunition. The cannon can fire high-explosive, concave anti-tank shells, cluster shells, smoke bullets or small nuclear warheads.
Each combat vehicle can carry 30 rounds and launchers, usually accompanied by a reloading vehicle with a base of 30 rounds. The Giatsint-S system can deploy to combat within 3 minutes from the operating state, reaching a rate of fire of 5-6 rounds / minute.
Outline of the battlefield in eastern Ukraine after nearly three months of hostilities. Graphics: Washington Post.
After Russia opened a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, the West increased its aid to the Eastern European country with a variety of heavy weapons. The US Embassy in Ukraine announced on May 15 that it had completed the delivery to Kiev of 89 M777 howitzers, part of a support package worth $800 million.
Vu Anh (According to Zvezda)
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