According to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), pro-Russian separatists have been trying to hide 2S1 Gvozdika 122mm self-propelled howitzers in industrial buildings in Komisarivka, eastern Ukraine.
The story was first reported by Militarnyi, which cites a report from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine.
OSCE SMM has reported that it has discovered two 2S1 Gvozdika 122mm self-propelled howitzers that pro-Russian militants are trying to hide in industrial buildings, near civilian buildings. at Komisarivka, Luhansk area.
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Footage of Lates, released by OSCE SMM, shows artillery systems in the window of an industrial building.
OSCE SMM into #Ukraine, Daily report 278/2021 released November 26, 2021:
“November 24, 2021 2 Self-propelled howitzers (2S1 Gvozdika, 122mm) At a plot of land near the residential area of Komisarivka, (60 km to the west) #Luhansk) mini UAV”#Donbas #Russia #turpo https://t.co/boh9MKGotj pic.twitter.com/K5fLrqaWLO– Marko Enqvist (@menqvist70) January 4, 2022
2S1 Gvozdika is a self-propelled howitzer from the Soviet era based on the MT-LBu multi-purpose chassis, mounted with a 122 mm 2A18 howitzer. Gvosdika is compatible with all 122 mm ammunition developed for the D-30 howitzer. These include fragmentation, HE-FRAG, HEAT, cluster, smoke and illumination ammunition. A total of 40 rounds are taken, usually 35 HE-FRAG and 5 HEAT. The maximum range with HE-FRAG ammunition is 15.2 km.
The conflict, now in its eighth year, began when pro-Russian separatists seized part of the territory of the two regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, shortly after Russia occupied Ukraine’s Crimea. The OSCE regularly claims evidence that Russia is sending troops and equipment to the fighting, an allegation Russia denies.
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