24.12.2022 ⚡️?? Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine - TEXT ONLY!!! ?? Russian Federation Armed Forces continue the special military operation ?? ◻️In Kupyansk direction, artillery strikes hit the manpower and military equipment of units of the 14th AFU Mechanised Brigade near Petropavlovka and the 92nd AFU Mechanised Brigade near Krakhmalnoye in Kharkov region. Up to 50 Ukrainian personnel, four armoured fighting vehicles, and two pickups were eliminated. ◻️In Krasny Liman direction, Russian air strikes and artillery fire on positions of units of the 111th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Torskoye and the 25th AFU Airborne Brigade close to Terny (Donetsk People's Republic) destroyed over 40 Ukrainian servicemen, three armoured fighting vehicles, and four motor vehicles. ◻️In Donetsk direction, the Russian troops destroyed a combined tactical group of foreign mercenaries and defeated units of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Razdolovka (Donetsk People's Republic). The enemy lost up to 60 Ukrainian military and mercenaries, four armoured personnel carriers, and three pickups. ◻️In the South Donetsk direction, more than 40 Ukrainian personnel, four armoured fighting vehicles, and six motor vehicles were annihilated as a result of air and artillery strikes against a concentration of units of the 92nd AFU Mechanised Brigade close to Vodyanoye (Donetsk People's Republic). ?Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian force grouping hit: the command post of the 65th AFU Mechanised Brigade near Lezhino and a depot of rocket and artillery weapons close to Novoselovka (Zaporozhye region), as well as 53 artillery units, manpower and military hardware in 92 areas. ✈️Fighter aviation of Russian Aerospace Forces has shot down 1 Su-27 airplane of Ukrainian Air Force near Kamyshevka (Donetsk People's Republic). In addition, Ukrainian Mi-24 and Mi-8 helicopters were shot down near the settlements of Selidovo and Gruzskoye (Donetsk People's Republic). ?Air defence facilities have shot down 1 Mi-8 helicopter of Ukrainian Air Force near Kirovo (Donetsk People's Republic). Fifteen Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been also intercepted during the day in the areas of Yegorovka, Yelenovka, Kirillovka, Volodino, Artemovsk, and Olginka (Donetsk People's Republic), Kolomyichikha (Lugansk People's Republic), Novaya Zburyevka (Kherson region), and Pologi (Zaporozhye region). ?In total, 352 airplanes and 192 helicopters, 2,719 unmanned aerial vehicles, 399 air defence missile systems, 7,222 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 936 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 3,704 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 7,737 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation. From: The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation Directorate of Media service and Information © All content on this site is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Translation by Linguistic Centre of the Russian Federation Defence Ministry Please go to my 3 Odysee channels for extra video content at Odysee.com https://odysee.com/@militaryops:5?view=home and https://odysee.com/@MilitaryOpsExtra:2?view=home and https://odysee.com/@militaryopsairborne:e

Russian artillery BM-27 Uragan MLRS hit AFU fortifications The Uragan MLRS CMD (command) units are manned and operated by mobilised unit personnel who also operate maintenance vehicles which deliver the munitions and groceries, as well as load launching ramps for Uragan multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS). Some of the mobilised unit servicemen have got combat experience and many of them have relatives who are also involved in the special military operation, as both regular and mobilised personnel. Uragan MLRS crews launch strikes at AFU positions within the special military operation The Uragan MLRS vehicles deploy to their positions and launch 220mm rocket-propelled projectiles at the positions, command posts, supply convoys and convoys of Ukrainian nationalists and AFU positions are neutralised by these fighting vehicles which are mostly used in pairs or sometimes by themselves. Fire adjustment and target reconnaissance are performed by unmanned aerial vehicles. *Military Ops – Technical data* The BM-27 MLRS (multiple launch rocket system) Uragan is capable of launching 220 mm rockets from 16 launch tubes mounted on the rear of a ZIL-135 8×8 chassis. The MLRS was developed by the Splav State Research and Production Association, Tula, Russia. This vehicle is extremely similar to that used in the FROG-7 free flight rocket system. It has two gasoline engines that power its 20 tonnes to a maximum speed of 65 kilometers per hour. One engine drives the four wheels on the left of the truck, while the other engine drives the four wheels on the right. The ZIL-135 has eight wheel drive, but only the front and rear axles are used for steering. It has a maximum cruising range of 500 kilometers. The cab of the ZIL-135 is NBC protected, allowing the rockets to be fired without exposing the crew to possible contaminants. The six-man crew can emplace or displace the system in three minutes. Before firing, stabilising jacks must be lowered and the blast shield raised to protect the cab and its occupants. Indirect fire aiming is achieved with the use of a PG-1 panoramic telescope. Although there are no night vision sights, the driver of the launch vehicle is equipped with a night vision device. The BM-27 can use HE-FRAG, chemical, explosive or scatter-able mine (PTM-3 or PFM-1) sub-munition equipped rockets, all of which are detonated by electric timing fuses. (However, chemical munitions have been officially off service in Russia since 2017.) Each rocket weighs 280.4 kilograms. The warheads weigh between 90 and 100 kilograms, depending on type. A full salvo of 16 rockets can be fired in 20 seconds and can engage targets within a range of 35 kilometers. Because of the size of the warhead, the range of the rocket and the speed that a salvo can be delivered, the BM-27 is very effective at mine laying. Each 220 mm rocket can scatter 312 anti-personnel PFM-1 mines. Minefields can be laid behind a retreating enemy or even be used to trap an enemy by encircling them with mines. Tactics such as this were often used by the Soviets in Afghanistan. The 5kg anti-tank mines destroy the armoured vehicles from below. The mines are armed with a proximity fuse and directional 1.85kg explosive charge with high armour-piercing ability. The mines have a self-destruct time range of 16 to 24 hours. The PTM-1 HE tank-disabling pressure-action mine is designed to destroy tank tracks rather than to pierce the armour of the tank. The 1.5kg mines are armed with a 1.1 high-explosive charge type PW-12S. The self-destruction time of the PTM-1 is three to 40 hours. Once the rockets have been fired, 9T452 (another ZIL-135 based vehicle) is used to assist in reloading. It carries additional rockets and a crane to transfer the rockets from the reload vehicle to the launcher.[4] The entire reloading procedure takes around 20 minutes. The Uragan or Hurricane 9K57 is a 16-round 220mm multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) developed by the Splav State Research and Production Association, Tula, Russia. Splav also produces the Smerch, Grad and Prima MLRS. Also called the BM-27 or 9P140, the MLRS system entered service in 1977. The mission of the launcher is to defeat troops and combat materiel in concentrated areas, as well as remotely lay anti-tank area denial mines in a combat zone at distances between 10km and 35km. The combat-proven system is in service with the Russian Army and has also been exported worldwide. The Uragan has a reputation for high reliability, simplicity and speed of operation and maintenance and a short salvo time. Splav delivered 13 Uragan rocket artillery to Yemen in 1994 and nine to Eritrea in 2007. The overseas operators include Belarus, Guinea, Moldova, Syria, Angola, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine. The Russian Army upgraded the Uragan MLRS systems with new navigation and targeting systems. Splav developed the Uragan-1M, which is the latest version of the Uragan MLRS.