Croatia delivered 15 Soviet-made M-46 130 mm guns produced in 1951 to Ukraine. “Russian newspaper”.
“Such weapons have not been seen before in the artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. True, in February 2021 there were reports that the “forty-sixth” was purchased by the already defunct Shepetovsky Repair Plant from a Czech company for $ 65,230, ”the newspaper writes.
M-46 uses high-explosive fragmentation shells capable of hitting targets at a distance of 27,490 m, its combat weight is 7700 kg. Rate of fire – up to 8 rounds per minute.
Earlier it was reported that it was the first time since the start of the US special military operation of Russia against Ukraine. supplied Kyiv is only portable weapons, the Ukrainian troops are sure to be defeated soon.
Earlier, The Washington Post reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is ready for it. retired to end the conflict. The head of state personally informed the publication about this.