Battlegroup North artillery eliminates over 100 Ukrainian militants near Kharkov, Sumy

Military operation in UkraineBattlegroup North artillery eliminates over 100 Ukrainian militants near Kharkov, Sumy The battlegroup's artilery crews carried out more than 200 fire missions overnightKURSK, October 9. /TASS/. Artillery crews of Russia’s Battlegroup North have eliminated more than 100 Ukrainian personnel and enemy vehicles in the Kharkov and Sumy Regions, including 10 all-terrain vehicles and a mortar, the battlegroup told TASS. "Overnight, artillery crews of the Battlegroup North, in coordination with unmanned systems forces operators, carried out more than 200 fire missions. Using artillery and multiple-launch rocket system strikes, they destroyed a mortar, an ammunition depot, 22 UAV control posts, 101 Ukrainian personnel, and 10 enemy all-terrain vehicles," the battlegroup stated. 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