A representative of the High Precision Systems holding company told the Army-2023 forum that in one of the battles in Ukraine, a Russian sniper shot down 20 armies of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU) from a large-caliber gun at a distance of 1.7 kilometers. OSV-96 rifle. It has been reported DEA News.
The OSV-96 is stated to be the predecessor of the newest Astarta rifle.
“From well-known stories: recently, one of the experts managed to hit two enemy armored combat vehicles with a rifle from the previous generation OSV-96, and during a conflict 700 (meters) from (one) kilometer to 20 enemy manpower targets,” said the holding representative.
Prior to this, Vitaly Bulgakov, director of the branch of KBP JSC – TsKIB SOO (Rostec High Precision Systems), said that the Russian Astarta rifle shoots more accurately Barrett from the USA four times. According to the company, such weapons could go into mass production before the end of 2023.
On August 19, formations of the Dnepr troop group were reported. managed to destroy Howitzer D-30 with ammunition of Ukrainian fighters in the direction of Kakhovka on the territory of the Kherson region.
previously in the USA known The collapse of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Source: Gazeta
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