Russian Troops Care For US-made M777 Howitzers In Kherson

The Ukrainian army planted the M777 Howitzer. (Ukraine Twitter/Defense of Ukraine)

JAKARTA - Russian troops successfully destroyed one platoon of howitzer M777 made in the United States (US) near the settlement of Andreyevka, Kherson Region in their special military operation in Ukraine, Thursday.

"A platoon of howitzer American M777 shooters in the Andreyevka area of the Kherson Region," Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov said.

He further explained that Russian troops also destroyed eight Ukrainian guided/artillery and ammunition warehouses in the residential areas of Dorozhnyanka and Malinovka in the Zaporozhye Region, Kavkaz, Bereznegorovatoye, Zhovtnevoye and Velikoye Artakovo in Nikolayev Region.

The same target was also successfully destroyed in Novoukrainka, the Donetsk People's Republic Region and Colamiytsy in the Dneprop waysk Region, the general added.

Konashenkov explained that Russian operational and military tactical aircraft, missile and artillery forces continue to attack military locations on Ukrainian territory.

"In the past 24 hours, they have attacked four Ukrainian army command posts, including the command center of the 14th mechanical brigade near the Paluzovka in the Kharkov Region, the 93rd mechanical brigade battalion command post near Dmitrovka in the Kharkov Region as well as 59 artillery units, military labor and hardware in 144 regions," he said.

"In the Chasov Yar and Artyomovsk areas of the Donetsk People's Republic, Russian troops swept away two Ukrainian drone control posts," he concluded.