Destroyed Ukrainian armored vehicles. File photoMOSCOW, May 18.Russian military destroyed a Ukrainian battery of 155-millimeter M777 howitzers made in the United States, said Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov. concentration of manpower and military equipment, as well as 147 artillery and mortar units in firing positions, including a Ukrainian battery of 155-mm M777 howitzers manufactured by the United States near the settlement of Podgornoye,» Konashenkov said at a briefing on Wednesday. In addition, in the area In the village of Protopopovka, Kharkiv region, a pontoon crossing built by the Ukrainian military to cross the Seversky Donets River was destroyed, he added. operation in UkraineMap of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine as of May 17, 2022
