"Ukrainian Forces Target Russian Siege Mortars in Intense Hunt"
Ukrainian forces have been actively targeting and destroying Russian 2S4 Tulpan siege mortars, which are hulking vehicles equipped with 240-millimeter mortars capable of launching 290-pound shells. These mortars have a destructive capability that can level cities and wear down enemy troops. Ukrainian drone operators have located and Ukrainian artillery batteries have destroyed around a third of the pre-war force of 2S4s. The Ukrainians are making a special effort to knock out these mortars, which are a priority target for their counterbattery fire. However, the Russian army still has at least another hundred of these giant mortars in storage.