The military personnel of the artillery unit of the Ukrainian army claim that they are waiting for assistance from Western countries in the form of ammunition in order to achieve success on the battlefield in the shortest possible time.
Due to the war between Ukraine and Russia, artillery systems are quite actively used in all directions.
In the Donetsk region, where clashes from the very beginning of the war are going on, artillery shelling are not silent either day or night.
The most fierce clashes occur in the direction of the city of Avdeevka, where Russian troops strengthened their attacks, especially from October.
The ANADOLOM agency team (AA), which, with the special permission of the Ukrainian authorities, reached the front line in the direction of Avdeevka, removed the actions of the artillery batteries located here.
Artillery batteries, which make up the important firepower of the Ukrainian army in the defense of Avdeevka, carry continuous duty.
Ukrainian troops who are trying to repel intense attacks in the direction of Avdeevka, as in other points where they defend from the Russian army, they have to constantly use artillery systems along with another weapons.
– We support the front line
fighters of the battery of self -propelled artillery installation type “2C3 acacia”, which serves in the Avdeevsky direction, tells the AA correspondent about some problems with ammunition.
44-year-old military, who serves under the code name “Daikiri” in the brigade of the regional defense of the Ukrainian army, noted that he has been on the forefront for 2 years.
Having said that he is responsible for loading shells of the artillery system, Daikiri shared the information that they use 152-mm shells during shooting.
According to him, despite the fact that they have old guns, they use them quite effectively: “Our artillery system is capable of fire, sufficient to defeat goals in this direction.”
explaining that they are trying to stop the advance of the Russian army with intense fire, despite continuous attacks, Daikiri added: “We protect our infantry and do not allow the Russians to advance to us as much as possible.”
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“Artillery systems play a very important role for us, especially in this direction,” said the gunner, noting that their goal is to achieve progress on the front line.
– We need more shells
He explained that there are certain problems, especially with the supply of artillery shells.