Amid the ongoing clash between Russia and Ukraine, the Ukrainian soldiers allegedly bombed a Russian base with a newly-delivered NATO howitzer from a distance of over 12 miles away.

In a statement, the Ukrainian Ground Forces claimed that it fired from a NATO-supplied howitzer from a distance of over 20 kilometres (12.4 miles).

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The brigade said it hit the base of the Russian command staff and destroyed a military SUV marked “Z,” killing several enemy soldiers in the process.

According to Ukrainian military officials, soldiers of the Transcarpathian 128th Brigade reportedly hit the Russian command post with one shot from 12 miles away in May 2022.

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“Artillerymen of the 128th Mountain Assault Transcarpathian Brigade hit the base of the command staff of one of the units of the Russian Army.

“A military SUV marked with ‘Z’ and several nearby racists were destroyed. The shot was fired from a howitzer that arrived in Ukraine as part of NATO aid.”

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“A time-lapse drone video shows the arrival of a 155-calibre projectile and the moment of its powerful explosion. The target was over 20 kilometres (12 miles) away so an accurate shot clearly demonstrates the high accuracy of the latest weapons that have arrived and continue to enter the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”

On February 24, Russian troops invaded Ukraine in what the Kremlin is still calling a “special military operation.” May 24 marked the 90th day of the campaign.

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According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, from February 24 to May 23, the total combat losses of Russian troops stand at around 29,350 personnel.

The Ukrainian military also claims that Russia has lost 1,302 tanks, 3,194 armoured fighting vehicles, 606 artillery systems, 201 multiple launch rocket systems, 93 anti-aircraft systems, 205 warplanes, 170 helicopters, 2,213 motor vehicles and fuel tankers, 13 vessels, 480 unmanned aerial vehicles, 43 units of special equipment, and 112 cruise missiles.

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Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine an “absolute failure” and said Russian leaders were afraid to acknowledge “that catastrophic mistakes were made at the highest military and state level.”