Ukrainian Defense Forces artillery destroyed a Russian 240mm Tyulpan self-propelled mortar near Lysychansk.

The Division-TIVAZ Telegram channel published the video of the defeat.

The Russians set up a mortar firing position on the border of a forest and a field near a road on the temporarily occupied territory.

The authors of the video did not specify what weapons were used to hit the Russian 2S4 Tyulpan, but it is clear that it was hit by a high-precision munition, possibly from a HIMARS rocket system.

As a result of the strike, the ammunition of the Russian 240-mm mortar ignited and exploded, leading to the complete destruction of the Tyulpan self-propelled mortar.

Footage from the military shows that the position of the Russian artillerymen was probably detected by a reconnaissance drone, which helped to pinpoint the location of the mortar and adjust the damage.

According to observers who monitor the course of hostilities in the Russian-Ukrainian war, the Russian Tyulpan self-propelled mortar was destroyed near occupied Lysychansk in the Luhansk region.

2S4 Tyulpan

The 2S4 Tyulpan self-propelled mortar is designed to destroy fortifications, manpower, and enemy equipment with conventional and special (nuclear) projectiles.

The mortar is attached through the frame of the base plate to the beams on the upper stern sheet based on the 2S4 chassis. A hydraulic system is used for rough aiming in the vertical plane (sighting) and charging the mortar.

The main ammunition of the 2B8 mortar includes a high-explosive 53-F-864 mortar projectile with a maximum firing range of 9.65 km, as well as a 3F2 projectile with a maximum firing range of 19.69 km.

In the Russian-Ukrainian war, the invaders are using these systems mainly to destroy the most fortified fortifications.

The Russian invaders also use 3F5 high-precision mortar rounds from the 1K113 system for use with 2S4 Tyulpan mortars.