These images purport to show Russian D30 towed howitzers hitting Ukrainian positions in the southern Donetsk Region.
The footage shows Russian soldiers loading the weapon with ordnance and firing it at unseen targets.
The images were obtained by Newsflash from the Russian Ministry of Defence on Friday, 5th January, along with a statement saying: “Crews of 122 mm towed howitzers D-30 of the artillery units of the Vostok group of troops are conducting targeted strikes around the clock on fire weapons. Armoured vehicles, positions and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction of the special military operation.
“Artillerymen receive data on enemy targets from unmanned aerial vehicle operators. And then fire at them, both direct fire and from indirect positions.
“Fire missions are carried out in any weather. The artillerymen of the Vostok group of forces calculate the flight path of projectiles with mathematical precision and easily hit targets at a distance of about 15 kilometres.
“They have already destroyed more than a dozen enemy armoured vehicles and artillery pieces.”
The crew commander of the D-30 howitzer code-named ‘Gilza’ added: “We work smoothly and quickly, and the gun itself is reliable.
“We work both day and night on various targets, data on which we receive from the crews of unmanned aerial vehicles.”
We have not been able to independently verify the claims or the footage.
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