This remarkable video shows Russian soldiers carrying out a devastating strike on Ukrainian troops with 2S1 Gvozdika howitzers. According to the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD), the attack was ...

The 2S1 Gvozdika howitzer, with its rich history and versatility, remains a vital asset in many military arsenals, including those of both Ukraine and Russia.

Behind him, two of his Soviet-era 2S1 Gvozdika guns (the name means “carnation”) trundled along a ridge, always in pairs in case one breaks down and needs a tow from the other.

1 Ukrainian soldiers of the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade fire a 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer toward Russian positions near the town of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region on June 25 ...

The memorandum to the Minsk Protocol provided for the withdrawal of 122-mm howitzers (D-30 and 2S1 “Gvozdika”) to 16 km from the contact line, and the “Package of Measures” in pursuance of the Minsk ...

AFU Skillfully Destroy Russian 'Pion,' Gvozdika SPGs 1. 15.12.2023, 11:56 3,624; The successful attack in the Vuhledar direction was caught on video. Soldiers of the 72nd SMBr named after Black ...

A Ukrainian serviceman drives a self-propelled howitzer 2S1 Gvozdika in the Sumy region, near the border with Russia, on August 13, 2024. Ukraine launched a surprise offensive into the Russian ...

His unit is using Soviet-era 2S1 Gvozdika howitzers. Developed in the 1970s in Kharkiv, not far from where he is now, these artillery pieces are a lot older than most of his men.

Roman, 26-years-old, artillery division commander of the 141st Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, with the call sign ‘Cowboy’, prepares to work next to a 2S1 Gvozdika ...

A Ukrainian serviceman of the Ukrainian 92nd Ivan Sirko Separate Assault Brigade covers his ear during fire from a 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer toward Russian troops in a front line near ...

5 Ukrainian soldiers board 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer before it moves into a firing position. 6 A soldier peers above his hatch on the Gvozdika as his unit prepares for action.

Serbia's Srboauto has begun modernising the Serbian Army's 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems. The upgrade includes the ability to fire extended-range munitions, ...