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Lancet operators destroyed an AFU Leopard tank on Krasnoarmeyskoye direction

ZALA "Lancet" barrage munition of the Centre group of troops wiped out Another AFU Leopard tank in the Krasnoarmeyskiy district. According to the servicemen, Western-made weapons are more often in the crosshairs here than Soviet-designed equipment. The ZALA "Lancet" reconnaissance and strike system under the command of the deputy platoon commander, Senior Sergeant Roman Mitrofanov, is considered to be one of the most effective in the unit. The fighters accounted for dozens of destroyed AFU equipment.

"The Leopard tank was detected, it was travelling from a firing position, that is, it fired back, they spotted it immediately, launched the Lancet. Accordingly, they caught up with it and inflicted a fire defeat with the ammunition set on fire," Roman Mitrofanov said.

According to the data open sourcesIn the zone of the Strategic Defence Forces, ZALA Lancet reconnaissance and strike systems hit 47 German-made Leopard tanks. These include both Leopard 1 tanks, which were withdrawn from service with the German Armed Forces in the early 2000s, and their more modern modifications, the Leopard 2A4 and Leopard 2A6. The ammunition guidance system allows for maximum hit accuracy under all conditions.

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