Ukrainian troops destroy Russian Solntsepyok flamethrower system – videos

Servicemen from the 72nd Separate Mechanised Brigade have destroyed a TOS-1A Solntsepyok – a heavy Russian flamethrower multiple-launch rocket system – on Russian territory using first-person view (FPV) drones.

Source: Ukraine's Ground Forces on Facebook

Quote: "FPV drone operators from the 72nd Black Zaporozhians Separate Mechanised Brigade have carried out a unique operation: hunting down a TOS-1A heavy flamethrower system in Belgorod Oblast. Four direct hits caused a large-scale detonation of the thermobaric ammunition. The vehicle, worth more than US$10 million, was turned into scrap on its own soil."

Details: In addition, the 25th Sicheslav Separate Airborne Brigade reported on Facebook that an FPV drone operated by its troops had "epically" destroyed a Russian self-propelled artillery unit in the centre of Myrnohrad in Donetsk Oblast.

The Ukrainian military said reconnaissance troops from the 38th Separate Marine Brigade had detected a Russian 2S1 self-propelled artillery unit engaging Ukrainian positions from a built-up urban area. The targeting and strike were carried out by the unmanned systems battalion of the Sicheslav Brigade.

Quote: "One drone. A precise hit. Ammunition detonated, and the Russian gun burned out completely."

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