The 2S4 Tyulpan is a self-propelled heavy mortar system that is designed to provide long-range indirect fire support to ground troops, and is capable of unleashing a variety of ammunition types.
The Russian Defense Ministry has released footage of the Southern Military District's 240-mm Tyulpan self-propelled mortars, disrupting an attempt by Ukrainian nationalists to rotate troops in one of the tactical areas of the special military operation.
After advancing to unprepared firing positions, the mortar struck the front line of the Ukrainian forces defense and halted a possible counterattack.
The target was pinpointed at a distance of over 15 km according to the coordinates of the drone operators. The enemy's reserves and armored vehicles were destroyed with accurate cursory fire, and the adversary suffered significant casualties, according to the defense ministry.
Russian air defenses intercept 12 HIMARS rockets and Storm Shadow missiles in past day
Russian air defenses intercepted 12 HIMARS rockets and Storm Shadow cruise missiles in the past day, as well as a US-made GBU-32 bomb, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov said on Saturday, 05/20/2023.
"Air defenses intercepted 12 HIMARS rockets and Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles in the past 24 hours, as well as a US-made GBU-32 guided munition," he pointed out.
According to Konashenkov, 18 Ukrainian drones were destroyed near Verkhnetoretskoye, Novoandreyevka and Sladkoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, and Kremennaya, Ploshchanka and Novodruzhesk in the Lugansk People’s Republic.
According to the Defense Ministry, a total of 428 planes, 234 helicopters, 4,236 unmanned aerial vehicles, 423 missile systems, 9,326 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,100 multiple launch rocket systems, 4,859 field artillery systems and mortars, as well as 10,322 special military motor vehicles, have been destroyed since the start of Russia’s special military operation.
Russia destroys ammo depot of Ukrainian territorial defense brigade in Kherson Region
Russian troops have destroyed an ammunition depot near the village of Stanislav in the Kherson Region, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday.
"An ammunition depot of the 123rd territorial defense brigade was destroyed near the Stanislav settlement in the Kherson Region," Konashenkov said.
According to him, Russian troops also wiped out up to 15 Ukrainian servicemen, six vehicles and an Akatsiya self-propelled artillery unit in the Kherson area over day.
Russian troops destroy more than 120 Ukrainian servicemen in Donetsk area over day
Russian troops destroyed over 120 Ukrainian servicemen in the Donetsk area over day, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday.
"In the Donetsk area, artillery fire, air strikes and active actions of the southern battlegroup destroyed over 120 Ukrainian servicemen, a tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, seven vehicles, a US-made M777 artillery system, a US-made M109 self-propelled artillery unit, as well as D-20 and D-30 howitzers over the past day," Konashenkov said.
According to him, the ammunition depot of the 67th Ukrainian mechanized brigade was also destroyed near Kramatorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
On the Artyomovsk tactical direction in the area of Krasnoye, an automobile bridge was destroyed, along which enemy reinforcements were transferred to Artyomovsk, and an ammunition depot of the 60th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was also destroyed, the RF Ministry of Defense reported.
During the day, up to 100 Ukrainian servicemen and mercenaries, as well as a Polish-made Krab self-propelled gun, were destroyed in this direction. In the area of liberated Artemovsk, aviation made six sorties in a day, the artillery of the group completed 69 fire missions.
Russian MoD briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:
▪️In the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces destroyed up to 85 Ukrainian troops, two armored combat vehicles, and one Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer;
▪️In the Krasny Liman direction, Russian forces neutralized up to 60 Ukrainian personnel, three armored combat vehicles, as well as one Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer and one D-20 howitzer;
▪️In the Artemovsk direction, the liberation of the city of Artemovsk has been completed. Ukrainian losses amounted to more than 100 servicemen, one tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, a Polish Krab self-propelled howitzer, one Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer, one US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter mortar radar, as well as an ammunition depot. An automobile bridge was destroyed on which UAF reinforcements were transferred to Artemovsk.
▪️In the Donetsk direction, Ukrainian losses amounted to more than 120 servicemen, two infantry fighting vehicles, one US-made M777 artillery system, a US-made M109 self-propelled artillery unit, as well as D-20 and D-30 howitzers;
▪️In the South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, Russian forces destroyed over 50 Ukrainian troops, one US-manufactured M777 artillery system, a Msta-B howitzer, as well as one ammunition depot;
▪️In the Kherson direction, Russian troops neutralized up to 15 Ukrainian servicemen, one Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer, as well as one ammunition depot;
▪️A Ukrainian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system was destroyed in the DPR;
▪️Russian air defenses shot down one US-made GBU-32 guided bomb, 15 Storm Shadow cruise missiles and HIMARS missiles, Uragan projectiles, and 9 unmanned aerial vehicles in the LPR, DPR, and Kharkov region.
The Southern District Military Court will soon begin consideration of the merits of two criminal cases against the Azov militants (recognized as a terrorist organization, banned in the Russian Federation) and the neo-Nazi group Medvedi SS, RIA Novosti was told in court. A total of 33 defendants are involved in cases brought to court.
investigation of the burning of the Koran in Volgograd
Chechen investigators will investigate the case against a resident of Volgograd, who burned alQuran on behalf of the Ukrainian special services, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported.
Anyone who confesses to desecrating the Koran must serve his sentence in a correctional facility in one of Russia's regions with a predominantly Muslim population after sentencing, Justice Minister Chuichenko said.
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