The Russian military spoke about the situation on the front line in the vicinity of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) "We are working, the very front edge of our offensive zone. The nearest house, one of our entrances, the next one is still unknown." ▪️It works as follows: the search for targets is carried out through a thermal imager, the view from which is transmitted to the tablet. ▪️If the camera detects an enemy, the shooter opens fire on him from the RPK-74 machine gun with a silencer. ▪️This method allows you to destroy the enemy without being exposed to his fire. In a day, with such a setup, the narrator eliminated two Ukrainian servicemen. https://t.me/DonbassDevushka/40018 There has been some debates about whether or not this is a solid strategy and everyone has an opinion about it. The camera is standing in an exposed position where it can see a lot, but where the shooter would be too exposed (by his own thermal signature and lack of cover/concealment), so the shooter remains concealed, with good cover and an easy escape path. The suppressor is not to make the machinegun silent, but mainly to reduce the muzzle flash and other visual signature. It also reduces the sound somewhat making the detection distance shorter (but it's still very audible). All in all, for this context it is a very successful and efficient strategy and explains reports from Soledar/Bakhmut where Ukrainian troops complain about how it feels like Wagner can see through walls.

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