Combat work of crews of 120-mm Sani mortars

Combat work of crews of 120-mm Sani mortars

Crews of roaming 120-mm Sani mortars of the Western group of forces, while performing fire missions, destroyed temporary deployment points of Ukrainian Armed Forces units at the very tip of the line of combat contact in the zone of a special military operation in the Kupyansk direction. Roaming mortar crews of the Western group of forces continue to fire at military installations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of ​​the special military operation. The reconnaissance of the group of troops received information about the build-up of enemy forces in the Kupyansk direction.

To destroy the temporary deployment points of enemy units at the very tip of the line of combat contact, crews of 120-mm Sani mortars secretly moved to the line of opening fire. At the front line, there was one and a half kilometres left to the enemy positions. Several targets need to be worked on at this firing position.
The servicemen aimed mortars using an unmanned aerial vehicle, detected targets, verified coordinates and applied barrage fire at temporary deployment points and locations of enemy military equipment in the forest.

Upon completion of the targeted shooting, the mortar crews quickly folded and hastily left the position. 120mm mortar crews using a mobile (nomadic) style of combat work are important for units on the front line not only to destroy specific stationary targets. They are indispensable for thwarting the enemy’s plans, do not allow the concentration of equipment and manpower in one specific place, and do not allow artillery systems and tanks, incl. Western-made ones, the safety of which the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is especially concerned about, travel close to the front end and conduct effective fire on Russian positions.