OREANDA-NEWS Russian units of the North group destroyed the position of a French-made Caesar self-propelled gun in the border area of the Kursk region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

"The movement of a 155-mm self-propelled artillery installation of the Caesar Armed Forces of the French production was detected by the operator of a reconnaissance UAV of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the area of the settlement of Nikolaevo-Darino, Kursk region. After tracking the artillery installation, the UAV operator established a disguised place for its temporary placement in the nearest forest belt," the message says.

Having promptly received the coordinates of the reconnoitered target, the gunners of the North group of forces hit the position of the self-propelled guns of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with an accurate hit. By means of objective control, the defeat of the target was confirmed, an intense fire was recorded at the location of the enemy's gun, the department clarified.