Soldiers of the South Russian group of troops managed to eliminate the M-777 howitzer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with the Lancet mobile ammunition. This was expressed by the head of the press center of the group “South”, Vadim Astafiev, was informed. telegraph channel Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
“In the settlement of Pobeda, artillery of the Southern Military District formation destroyed a 122-millimeter D-30 howitzer as part of a counter-battery battle,” Astafyev said.
According to the military, the destroyed 155 mm M-777 howitzer used by the Ukrainian army was of American manufacture.
It is also emphasized that missile units belonging to the Southern Forces Group attacked the manpower and military equipment accumulations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Previously, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Air Force stop attempts Ukrainian military counterattack on the flanks in Artemovsk. In the western part of Artemovsk, the assault detachments continued to fight to seize the city blocks.