Ukrainian drones destroy Russian Smerch-2 rocket launcher in Donetsk Oblast

Troopers of the 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade, a part of the Metal Lions unit, shared footage on Feb. 11 displaying a uncommon Russian Smerch-2 anti-submarine rocket launcher being destroyed by drones within the Lyman sector of the entrance line in Donetsk Oblast.

Drones have performed a pivotal function for each Ukraine and Russia all through the full-scale invasion, used extensively for reconnaissance and fight operations.

In keeping with the brigade’s assertion, Russian forces had mounted a Smerch-2 anti-submarine rocket launcher on a Ural automobile and hid it within the forests of the Lyman sector earlier than it was focused and destroyed.

Ukraine has developed and deployed a variety of aerial, naval, and ground-based drones for battlefield operations. Protection Minister Rustem Umerov stated Kyiv delivered greater than 200,000 domestically produced drones to front-line models in December alone.

The Smerch-2 is a Soviet-era rocket and bomb launcher designed to destroy submarines and assault torpedoes. It includes a stationary set up with 12 radially organized 213 mm caliber barrels and was adopted by the Soviet Navy in 1961.

Russian troops overrun Kurakhove, approach Pokrovsk east, south, and southwestRussia keeps on advancing in eastern Donetsk Oblast, taking hold of Kurakhove, which would become the first major town to fall into Russian hands in 2025. Russian troops are continuing to push on the Lyman, Siversk, Kramatorsk, Toretsk, Pokrovsk and Kurakhove axes, Ukraine’s General Staff said in i…The Kyiv IndependentKateryna Denisova