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Ukrainian Drone Forces Take Out Fifth Russian Koksan Artillery System in One Month
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Operators of the 413th Specialized Battalion of Unmanned Systems “Raid” reported on March 25 successfully identifying and disabling a Russian M-1978 “Koksan” self-propelled artillery system in the Donetsk direction.
This marks the fifth such unit to be neutralized by Ukrainian drone forces in the past month.
“Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, AFU have destroyed over 25,000 enemy artillery systems. Due to a shortage of barrel artillery, the russian army is increasingly deploying ‘Koksans’ supplied by North Korea, “ the Unmanned Systems Forces wrote on their X account.
USF disable another North Korean Self-Propelled Gun
— Unmanned Systems Forces (@usf_army) March 25, 2025
Operators of the 413th "Raid" Battalion of the Unmanned Systems Forces identified and struck an enemy M-1978 "Koksan" self-propelled gun on the Donetsk front. This marks the fifth such system disabled by the USF units in the… pic.twitter.com/dncb43OQfe
The Ukrainian forces added that the M-1978 “Koksan” is equipped with a 170mm gun capable of firing at ranges up to 60 km, making it one of the longest-range artillery systems currently used by Russian forces.
On March 18, Ukraine’s 14th Separate UAV Brigade reported that Ukrainian forces successfully identified and targeted three North Korean-produced Koksan self-propelled artillery systems in Russia’s Kursk region.
