The key facts

  • An officer of a Giatsint-B battery of the Sever group reported the destruction of more than ten Ukrainian artillery pieces in a week on the Kharkiv direction
  • The Sever group is expanding the security zone along the border in Sumy and Kharkiv regions
  • It was previously reported that Solntsepyok crews destroyed more than 15 positions and strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kharkiv region over a week

Statement by an officer of the Giatsint-B battery

An officer of the Giatsint-B towed gun battery of the Sever (North) group of forces, with the call sign Len, told TASS about the unit's work in the special military operation zone in Kharkiv region. According to him, the range and accuracy of the Giatsint guns allow Russian servicemen to operate effectively on the battlefield. 'Over the past week, on the Kharkiv direction, we destroyed more than ten various artillery pieces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,' the officer is quoted as saying Gazeta.Ru citing TASS.

Context: tasks of the group and previous reports

The Sever group of forces of the Russian Armed Forces, while carrying out combat missions, is expanding the security zone along the state border in the territory of Sumy and Kharkiv regions. The statement about the work of the Giatsint guns adds to previously published reports about the group's actions in the same region: according to TASS, crews of Solntsepyok systems of the 6th Combined Arms Army of the Sever group over the course of a week destroyed more than 15 positions and strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kharkiv region. It was noted that thanks to reconnaissance and fire correction, Russian fighters strike the enemy within minutes and leave their firing position before being detected by the Ukrainian Armed Forces; Ukrainian troops try to resist but, as stated in the report, they fail to do so.

Data limitations

The information provided comes from Russian military sources and state news agencies; there is no independent verification of the number of destroyed Ukrainian artillery pieces and positions in the available publications. The Ukrainian side does not comment on the cited figures in these reports.