The Ukrainian military destroyed the Russian self-propelled gun Pion and KAMAZ with its ammunition. It happened in the Lysychansk district.
Points of attention
- The Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully destroyed a 203-mm self-propelled gun Pion and a KamAZ equipped with ammunition in Lysychansk.
- This episode was filmed and shown in a video showing how a well-aimed HIMARS strike destroys Russian equipment.
- During the day, the defense forces destroyed a significant amount of enemy equipment and suffered minimal losses.
- Only a limited number of 2C7 "Pions" and their modifications remain in the arsenals of the Russian Federation, while these installations are also present in Ukraine, not counting those in warehouses.
- The defense forces, with the help of various types of weapons and equipment, carried out successful strikes, which led to a large number of destruction in the Russian ranks.
How the Armed Forces destroyed the Russian Pion self-propelled guns
As noted, in the area of Lysychansk, our defenders destroyed a 203-mm 2S7 "Pion" self-propelled gun with a well-aimed artillery strike.
At the time of the impact, projectiles were being unloaded from the KamAZ machine next to the 2C7 "Pion".
By the way, in 1990 there were 347 such installations in the arsenals of the Soviet Army, now in the Russian Federation there are 125 "Pions" and their "Malka" modification, and in Ukraine 20, not counting those that are in warehouses.
What is known about the losses of the Russian army per day
As noted by the General Staff, the Defense Forces destroyed 1,340 Russian invaders during the day, and the following were destroyed from the equipment:
tanks — 8,940 (+7) units,
armored combat vehicles — 17,740 (+30) units,
artillery systems — 19,203 (+47) units,
RSZV — 1223 (+0) units,
air defense equipment — 973 (+1) units,
aircraft — 368 (+0) units,
helicopters — 328 (+0) units,
UAVs of the operational-tactical level — 16,686 (+43) units,
cruise missiles — 2,618 (+3) units,
ships/boats — 28 (+0) units,
submarines — 1 (+0) units,
automotive equipment and tank trucks — 26,185 (+83) units,
special equipment — 3,373 (+9) units.