such as the 2S1 Gvozdika and the wz. 1977 DANA, many of which have been sent to Ukraine. They are replacing these with K9 Thunder and AHS Krab self-propelled howitzers in NATO-standard 155 mm calibre.

This 122 mm self-propelled howitzer dates back to 1967, when the first prototype 2S1 was built. Serial production began four years later, in 1971, and was also conducted in Poland and Bulgaria.

TASS/. The Russian armed forces destroyed the Ukrainian 2C3 Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer and the 2S1 Gvozdika self-howitzer on the right bank of the Kherson Region, the region's emergency ...

TASS/. The Russian armed forces destroyed Ukrainian howitzers 2S1 Gvozdika and 2S3 Akatsiya on the right bank of the Kherson region, local emergency services told reporters. "A 2C1 Gvozdika ...