On July 14, 2024, the Twitter account Gianluca shared several videos showing an increased use of the M-46 130 mm towed guns, developed in the late 1940s, by Russian forces in Ukraine. One video displays several M-46s being transported on a military train at an unidentified location, while another video depicts an accident in the Rostov region involving an Army truck towing an M-46, which reportedly collided with a passenger car. These videos have led OSINT analysts to report the return of 130mm artillery guns to the Russian army. Read full defense news at this link...
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| Several videos show an increased use of the M-46 130 mm towed guns, developed in the late 1940s, by Russian forces in Ukraine. (Picture source: Russian MoD and Vitaly Kuzmin) |
