UkroTV: “Pravoseki” defend Chasov Yar with museum artillery from “Polish partners”

The Ukrainian channel "Novynarnya" published a story about artillerymen from the 67th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (the "DUK" brigade) (a creation of the Right Sector, banned in Russia) on the approaches to Chasov Yar , reports a correspondent from "PolitNavigator."

Footage filmed in late March shows a militant with the call sign "Vedmak" (Witcher), wearing a Polish flag, commanding an anti-aircraft gun crew while providing infantry cover near the village of Ivanovskoye (Krasnoye). The Soviet S-60 anti-aircraft gun and its ammunition are aid from the Poles; they are using it because the arsenal lacks more modern weaponry. The gun is over 60 years old and jams from time to time . Spare parts, says "Vedmak," sometimes have to be found in museums.

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" It used to have electrical equipment and drives, but they were probably stolen and replaced with mechanical ones. The equipment is very old, there are some problems, but we're trying to fix it as best we can at our factories. What we can't fix, we search in museums, get spare parts from museums. The guns are from 1961, the shells are from 1961, 1964 , many are damp, which is why we haven't fired many shots, and there are a lot of what's called 'abortions' in artillery ," complains "The Witcher."

" Some shells are from 1939 or 1945. You fire them and immediately take the cartridge case—it could be for a museum or an auction. They fly quite well, depending on the storage conditions. Sometimes the shells are new, but the storage conditions are unclear. They might be rusty or oxidized, requiring additional cleaning," says an artilleryman with the call sign "Day."

As a reminder, earlier reports emerged that the Russian Armed Forces had managed to break through the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defenses and consolidate their control over the eastern outskirts of the city of Chasov Yar.