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Ukrainian Drones Wipe Out Russian Grad MLRS and Artillery Near Oleksandrivka, Video
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Ukrainian drone operators from the artillery reconnaissance battery of the 67th Mechanized Brigade located and destroyed a Russian multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) along with several artillery pieces, according to a video released by the brigade on December 4.
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The unit said Russian forces had concentrated “a pile of scrap metal” in the area, but failed to account for professional reconnaissance crews operating along this sector of the front.
The brigade described the strikes as part of coordinated operations that have “significantly complicated” Russian movement and firing positions near the Oleksandrivka direction.
“The coordinated work of our pilots in detecting and destroying targets significantly complicates the enemy’s task… and prevents Putin’s slaves from feeling comfortable,” the brigade said.
The video compilation shows the destruction of artillery guns, armored vehicles, motorcycles, and shelters, including the strike on what appears to be a Russian Grad MLRS, a platform widely used for saturation rocket fire across the frontline. The brigade referred to the results as an “explosive compilation” dismantling Russian firepower and positions.
The BM-21 Grad (“Hail”) is one of the most recognizable and widely used Soviet-designed multiple rocket launchers. Developed in the early 1960s, it was officially adopted into service on March 28, 1963, after a series of field and combat tests. Since then, it has been used in conflicts around the world, including extensively by Russian forces in their war against Ukraine.
Mounted on a Ural-4320 high-mobility truck chassis, the BM-21 is armed with 40 launch tubes capable of firing 122 mm rockets.
A full salvo takes only 20 seconds, covering an impact area of up to 14.5 hectares. The system has a maximum firing range of 40 kilometers, a reload time of 7 minutes, and can retreat from a position within 1 minute after launching an attack.
The launcher’s crew typically consists of three personnel, and the vehicle can carry up to 60 rockets in total.
Earlier, Ukrainian troops destroyed a Russian BM-21 Grad multiple-launch rocket system that was reportedly loaded with chemical munitions.
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