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By admin On May 17, 2022

Ukraine deploys new US howitzers at front lines of war

The M-777 howitzer consignment is part of a huge outlay of weapons from Washington to help Ukraine fend off Russia’s invasion.

Ukraine has deployed many of its new US M-777 howitzers at the front lines and Washington has delivered all but one of the 90 artillery pieces they were due to send, the US embassy in Kyiv said on Sunday.

The M-777 howitzer consignment is part of a huge outlay of weapons from Washington to help Ukraine fend off Russia’s invasion, which began on Feb. 24. The M-777 is seen as particularly significant because of its long-range and accuracy.

The US embassy reposted a Ukrainian military video of Kyiv’s soldiers training to use the weapons.

“M-777 Howitzers in action. Part of the United States’ most recent $800 million care package for the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” it tweeted.

“All but one of the 90 Howitzers sent by the United States are now in Ukraine, many now deployed on the front lines,” it said.

Hundreds of Ukrainian military troops have finished training on new weapons provided by the US, a senior Pentagon official stated.—>READ MORE HERE

Dramatic audio captures Russian warship’s final moments after Ukraine missile strike:

Dramatic audio captured the final moments of the Russian Black Sea flagship Moskva after it was struck by a Ukrainian missile — as a crewman shouts that the doomed vessel was “lying on its side” and sinking.

“Moskva-1, two holes! Propeller stalled! Sinking! Lying on its side!” the sailor yells after the warship was hit April 14, the Kyiv Independent reported on the audio posted by Ukraine’s Operational Command South.

The frantic crew member also says a hole under the waterline sent the vaunted guided missile cruiser into a roll of 30 degrees.

“There is no way to get closer to the tugboats,” he reportedly adds in the 42-second transmission. “We’re doing our best to save the crew.”

The high-profile sinking of the Moskva was a blow to Russia’s military, which denied that the ship was taken out by Ukraine, instead claiming it sank due to an unexplained fire and “choppy seas.” —>READ MORE HERE

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