Command post. File photoMOSCOW, 5 Aug. The Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed up to 150 Ukrainian soldiers and officers, two M777 howitzers and 1,500 ammunition for them, seven drones, about 350 shells for the Grad MLRS, as well as six Msta-B howitzers with a high-precision strike on two howitzer artillery battalions and missile and artillery weapons depots in the Zaporozhye region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday. enemy artillery brigade and depots of rocket and artillery weapons near the settlement of Novoivanovka in the Zaporozhye region. about 350 shells for Grad multiple launch rocket systems, as well as seven unmanned aerial vehicles,» the report said. shields in the Ministry of Defense. The M777 howitzer with a caliber of 155 millimeters is manufactured by the British company BAE Systems. Final assembly and testing is carried out at the BAE plant in the US state of Mississippi. The gun has been in operation since 2005, the first combat use took place in Afghanistan. Used in the armies of the USA, Australia, Canada, India, Saudi Arabia, since 2022 — Ukraine. The howitzer can fire Excalibur guided projectiles with an effective range of more than 40 kilometers with a probable deviation from the target of 10 meters. What distinguishes the M777 from other howitzers is the presence of a high-precision computer fire control system that uses GPS and data from drones to aim at the target. :18InfographicsInteractive map of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine
