At the end of 2025, a video in which drones operators of the Ukrainian armed forces were published on social networks destroying a Russian vehicle with an artillery system in a trailer. In their examination, the soldiers finally concluded that the Russian army had taken their guns from a museum, since they were built in 1946.
According to the media which analyzes one of the articles in the middle Defence 24where the question of whether the Russians “They are using 45 mm guns from World War II“. Finally, all hypotheses suggest that the Kremlin army is using 73 mm grrom cannons of the Soviet infantry combat vehicle BMP-1”, but in this case, “hybrids” in D-44 or D cars -45.
As for its characteristics, “it should be remembered that this canyon has a high shooting range of up to 1.3 kilometers and a maximum range of up to 4.4 kilometers, With a 6-8 firing cadence per minute“says the publication.
In addition, “the fact that such hybrids have appeared should be seen not only as a sign of the artillery problems of the Russians, but also as a proof of your efforts to restore armored vehicles from the Soviet era“The publication concludes.
