Ukrainian artillerymen practiced the use of captured Russian Krasnopol laser-guided artillery projectiles.

The Defense Forces practiced the coordination of their units during joint staff training on the northern border.

During the training, aerial reconnaissance was conducted, and infantry, artillery, and tanks were involved in joint operations.

An artillery shelling was also simulated.

In particular, the self-propelled artillery division of the Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky Separate Presidential Brigade practiced the use of trophy Russian “Krasnopol” laser-guided artillery shells.

These shells were fired by 2S3 Akatsiya 152mm self-propelled howitzer.

According to the military, this was possible due to the use of the domestic Obolon-A fire control set.

Krasnopol is a Russian 152 mm high-precision artillery round designed to defeat armored targets, along with other military targets.

At the final stage of the flight, the projectile is corrected by aerodynamic rudders according to a laser beam on the target detected by a semi-active homing head. To increase the range, the projectile has a base bleed system.

The development of this projectile started in the Soviet Union in the late 1970s with the goal to expand artillery capabilities.

During the mine clearance of the liberated territories back in April last year, the Armed Forces of Ukraine discovered a destroyed truck with Russian Krasnopol rounds.

Obolon-A is a Ukrainian automated control set for artillery batteries and divisions. The system allows for automatic fire planning, the transmission of targeting instructions to each firearm, deployment of combat vehicles from the march, and opening fire in a few seconds.

This system consists of:

• division commander’s vehicle (1V25-2);
• division’s Chief of Staff vehicle (1V26-2);
• battery commander vehicle (1V25-1);
• senior battery officer’s vehicle (1V26-1).