Aha Dua Permata: Russia destroys part of Western cruise missiles, depleted uranium rounds donated to Kiev

Saturday 23 September 2023

Russia destroys part of Western cruise missiles, depleted uranium rounds donated to Kiev

©Sergei Bobylev/Russian Defence Ministry Press Office/TASS

Russian forces delivered 12 combined strikes on facilities for the repair of Ukrainian aircraft as well as foreign mercenaries’ deployment points in the past week, partially wiping out Western cruise missiles and depleted uranium munitions donated to Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"Between September 17 and September 23, 2023, Russian forces delivered 12 combined strikes, using ground-based and airborne high-precision weapons as well as unmanned aerial vehicles, on facilities for the repair of aircraft and tanks, oil refineries, depots for ammunition, high-precision weapons and foreign-made armaments, as well as reconnaissance and sabotage training centers and foreign mercenaries’ deployment points," the Russian defense agency said.

Russian Reconnaissance Team Destroys Leopard Tank in Special Op Zone With Fully-German Crew

A Russian reconnaissance team has destroyed a German-supplied Leopard tank of the Ukrainian military with a crew comprised of Bunderswehr soldiers in the Zaporozhye direction, the team lead with the moniker Legend told Sputnik on Saturday.

"When we curbed another offensive and ATGM-ed [destroyed with an anti-tank guided missile] the Leopard, we moved out to the burned vahicle hoping to seize the 'tongue.' Then we saw that the crew's driver-mechanic was severely injured and the others were dead. Once he awoke, the mechanic started yelling 'nicht schießen' ["do not shoot" in German]," the head of the reconnaissance team said.

"The mechanic repeatedly stated that he was not a mercenary but a Bundeswehr serviceman, and that he and the rest of the crew were members of the same unit of the German army," the Russian fighter said, adding that while receiving medical aid, the German soldier named his brigade and its dislocation site.

The tank's driver died from wounds minutes after he was found despite efforts to save him.

Watch Russian Grad MLRS in Combat in Special Op Zone

Russian Armed Forces are successfully repelling counteroffensive attempts by Ukraine using top-tier military equipment, including multiple launch rocket systems.

Russia’s Ministry of Defense has published footage that shows Grad MLRS operated by the Pacific Fleet Marine Corps performing a mission as part of the special military operation.

Grad was designed as a destroyer of hostile manpower, artillery and enemy-controlled outposts. Shockwave and shrapnel from its projectiles usually spread over hundreds of meters, wreaking havoc in enemy positions.

Grad crews usually work hand-in-hand with UAV operators who use their drones to locate the targets. MLRS must be in constant movement – after a successful hit, the Grad and his crew must be quickly relocated in order to avoid return fire.