The US equipped artillery techniques have helped Kyiv flip the tide in its conflict with Russia. The brand new weapons have enabled Ukraine’s military to stem the Russian advance within the east and pave the best way for a potential counter-offensive in Ukraine’s south. Their long-range precision missiles have allowed Ukrainian commanders to destroy Russian ammunition dumps and command posts situated behind the entrance strains, in addition to disrupting logistical provide networks.
Such has been their impact, Russia’s Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu tasked his commanders with “prioritising the defeat of the enemy’s long-range missile and artillery belongings”.
To that impact, 50 Russian troopers from the forty fifth Spetsnaz (particular forces) brigade set out on a mission to determine the whereabouts of HIMARS and blow them up.
Nevertheless, they had been intercepted by Ukrainian troops and suffered no less than 10 lifeless within the fierce fireplace struggle that broke out.
Social media consumer @vdv_textbooks, an professional on Russian airborne troops, wrote: “Trusted supply from the Russian Spetsnaz neighborhood mentioned second in the past that first HIMARS killer will get Hero of Russia title.
“Lower than 24h in the past there was first raid try by 50 man robust Spetsnaz unit.
“Unit obtained hit by Ukrainian forces and has returned with heavy casualties.”
They added: “forty fifth Spetsnaz brigade misplaced greater than 10 operators throughout this operation.”
The US is believed to have delivered 16 HIMARS to Ukraine in current months, as a part of its army help.
Final week, the White Home was reported to be getting ready a brand new support package deal totalling one other one billion US {dollars}.
This can allegedly embrace ammunition for HIMARS, Nationwide Superior Floor-to-Air Missile Programs (NASAMS) in addition to some 50 M113 armoured medical automobiles.
The Ukrainian military additionally succeeded in capturing a high-ranking Russian Navy Seal in one other blow to the fame of Moscow’s elite forces.
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Lieutenant Stanislav Trutnev was taken captive after an operation carried out by Ukrainian forces in July.
Viktor Kovalenko, a former Ukrainian officer, who fought on the entrance strains in opposition to the Russians in 2014, printed a letter to his Twitter account from a colleague nonetheless serving within the military.
Within the letter, the colleague recounts how he and his unit intercepted the Russian particular forces unit in a wooden.
He wrote: “The enemy diversion group was eradicated and we collected a variety of trophies – a contemporary Kalashnikov rifle AK-12, a machine gun, grenade launchers, army IDS, radios of the killed and so on.
“However the main achievement was the seize of the enemy group commander, Lt. Stanislav Trutnev.
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“He was from the very particular Russian detachment – one hundred and fortieth SpecOp underwater division unit of the North Fleet with the bottom in Vidiaevo village close to the northern Russian metropolis of Murmansk.”
On Monday, Ukraine took supply of its first three German Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft techniques in an additional enhance to its military.
Ukraine’s southern command mentioned the brand new air defence techniques can be used to defend vital infrastructure amenities.
The Gerard’s are operated by three-person crews and might hit targets at as much as two and half miles.
Berlin mentioned in Might it might ship 15 Gepards to Ukraine in July together with 60,000 rounds of ammunition.
