Aha Dua Permata: Watch - Russian Paratroopers Use Drones to Deliver Ammunition and Supplies in Special Op Zone

Friday 22 December 2023

Watch - Russian Paratroopers Use Drones to Deliver Ammunition and Supplies in Special Op Zone

Drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), have revolutionized modern warfare by providing military forces with a new level of intelligence, surveillance, and attack capabilities. As technology continues to advance, drones are expected to play an increasingly significant role in future military operations.

The Russian Defense Ministry has released footage of Russian paratroopers from Battlegroup Yug using cargo-dropping drones to deliver ammunition and supplies to Russian fighters on the most dangerous parts of the front line.

The ministry added that water, food, communications equipment, and ammunition are only provided with the help of drones when the delivery of these items by conventional transport is endangered because access roads can be shelled by enemy artillery. In addition, Ukrainian units have recently been actively using FPV drones on any road transport heading to forward positions. A UAV unit can perform several dozen such missions per day, delivering necessary supplies to paratroopers on the front lines.

Russia Intercepts US-Made Ukrainian ATACMS Missile & 3 JDAM Guided Bombs in One Week - MoD

Russian air defense systems shot down four aircraft, an ATACMS missile, and 259 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) over the past week, the Russian Ministry of Defense has stated.

“The air defense systems over the week shot down four enemy aircraft: one Su-27, two MiG-29s, and one Su-25, as well as three helicopters: two Mi-24s and one Mi-8 of the Ukrainian Air Force. In addition, intercepted were: one ATACMS operational-tactical missile, 30 HIMARS, Uragan, and Olkha multiple launch rocket system rockets, three JDAM guided aerial bombs, as well as 259 unmanned aerial vehicles,” the statement said.

The ministry noted that since the beginning of the special military operation, a total of 554 air planes, 261 helicopters, 9,955 unmanned aerial vehicles, 442 anti-aircraft missile systems, 14,251 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,189 rocket artillery system combat vehicles, 7,447 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 16,572 units of special military automotive equipment have been destroyed. Furthermore, Ukraine has lost more than 1,610 soldiers both killed and wounded in the Donetsk direction over the past week.

Over the given period, the Russian armed forces have repulsed 53 attacks by Ukrainian troops in the Kupyansk direction, 43 attacks in the Donetsk direction, 13 attacks in the Krasny Liman direction, nine attacks in the South Donetsk direction, and six attacks in the Zaporozhye direction.

"Enemy losses in this [Donetsk] direction over the past period amounted to more than 1,610 military personnel killed and wounded, three tanks, 17 armored combat vehicles, a HIMARS launcher, 24 vehicles and 44 field artillery guns," the ministry said in a statement.

Kiev has also lost up to 1,155 soldiers in the Krasny Lyman direction, over 670 soldiers in the South Donetsk direction, up to 510 soldiers in the Kherson direction, up to 390 soldiers in the Zaporozhye direction, and over 355 soldiers in the Kupyansk direction, the ministry added.

Watch Russian Mortar Crew Eliminate Ukrainian Armored Vehicles

Russia’S 2B11 120 mm mortar is a powerful and versatile weapon system used by the Russian military. It has a range of up to 7.5 kilometers and can fire a variety of munitions, including high-explosive, smoke, and illumination rounds.

The Russian Defense Ministry has released footage of the detachment of a "nomadic" mortar of the reconnaissance unit of the Zapad battlegroup destroying two armored vehicles with the command staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction of Kupyansk.

The ministry said that this kind of combat work in the direction of Kupyansk is carried out continuously. Small targets are constantly identified: mainly armored pickup trucks, cars. The task is to keep the enemy in constant tension, the ministry added.