Ukraine Hits Russian-Used North Korean Artillery
In the Pokrovsk sector, fighters from the Muramasa unit of the 109th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine successfully struck a North Korean M-1978 Koksan self-propelled artillery system using drones.
The Khortytsia Operational and Strategic Group of Forces wrote this in a post on Telegram, sharing a video of the strike, CE Report quotes Ukrinform.
"The invaders attempted to conceal their North Korean M-1978 Koksan self-propelled artillery system in a forested area, but our aerial reconnaissance team located it. A drone then delivered a precise strike on the artillery unit," the statement noted.
In addition to the artillery system, Russian military vehicles and a motorcycle were also damaged or destroyed.
The M-1978 Koksan, produced by North Korea, is equipped with a 170 mm cannon. Its firing range extends to 43 km with high-explosive fragmentation projectiles and 54-60 km with active-reactive projectiles, making it one of the longest-range artillery systems in use by Russian forces. The system fires at a rate of two shots every five minutes and is operated by a crew of eight, including a driver, commander, gunner, and five loaders.
