Ukrainian artillery unit fires back at Russian positions in Kharkiv region to quell Moscow's offensi

(12 Jun 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kharkiv region - 10 June 2024
1. Various of Ukrainian national guard soldiers of Khartia brigade firing D-20 cannon towards Russian positions
2. Close of soldier adjusting cannon sight
3. Various of soldier loading projectile
4. Wide of soldier firing D-20 cannon towards Russian positions
5. Cannon commander
6. Various of soldier loading projectile
7. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) "Master" (nom de guerre), commander of cannon in Khartia brigade:
"There is always a lot of work, the occupier creeps up, he must be destroyed, but sometimes the ammunition runs out. I wish there were more cartridges. So that you don't have to think about where to get them. So that you know that the target has arrived, load the gun and work. And that's all. We are waiting for help from our dear friends, who I hope will give us modern weapons, modern ammunition and we will destroy the enemy twice as fast."
8. Close of soldier
9. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) "Master" (nom de guerre), commander of cannon in Khartia brigade:
"Victory, destruction of the occupier, liberation of one's territory and returning home alive and healthy to one's family, children, beloved woman - this is the most important motivation. Because they are waiting for us at home, and everyone wants everyone to return alive. This is the most important thing. Human life is the most precious thing in this world."
10. Close of shell
11. Wide of "Gefest" (nom de guerre), commander of artillery division of Khartia Brigade looking at cannon
12. Wide of soldiers firing D-20 cannon towards Russian positions
13. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) "Gefest" (nom de guerre), commander of artillery division in Khartia brigade:
"Since the granting of permission for the use of weapons in the Russian Federation, C300 and C400 missiles have been used less in the city, on civilians and, of course, on our positions. The situation with the logistics of our aggressor has changed significantly, they began to move less actively in this direction."
14. Close of soldier hiding ammunition
15. Commander UPSOUND (Ukrainian): "Go to the shelter!"
16. Soldiers walking to shelter
17. Wide of soldiers inside trench
18. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) "Picasso" (nom de guerre), soldier of Khartia brigade:
"This is work for us, we work with pleasure, if it is for those ugly people behind the front line. We cannot be tired, there is no time to be tired."
19. Various of soldiers of Khartia brigade waiting for command
STORYLINE:
A unit of the Khartia brigade fires artillery at Russian positions in the northeast Kharkiv region to quell Moscow's offensive.
The unit operates a Soviet-era D-20 cannon to strike Russian manpower and heavy weaponry.
The commander of the D-20 cannon for the Khartia brigade - "Master" - who gave only his nom de guerre due to security reasons, said that modern weapons and ammunitions could help them to destroy more targets in a short time.
"There is always a lot of work, the occupier creeps up, he must be destroyed, but sometimes the ammunition runs out," said Master.
The Khartia brigade came to the Kharkiv direction after Russia started its offensive on May 10th. Soldiers said that they do not have time to be tired and are trying to maintain morale.
"Victory, destruction of the occupier, liberation of one's territory and returning home alive and healthy to one's family, children, beloved woman - this is the most important motivation," added Master.
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Production by Volodymyr Yurchuk
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