More than 70 M777 howitzers arrived in Ukraine, which is about 80% of the total number of 90 guns that the United States pledged to provide. This was announced on Monday by a senior representative of the US Department of Defense, writes CNN.
According to the representative of the Pentagon, more than 200 Ukrainian artillerymen have currently been trained in the use of M777 howitzers, including a group of 50 Ukrainians who should complete training today.
“More than 170 Ukrainian military was trained in more than one place at the M777, and more than 50 people should finish training today, therefore, when they are released today – in fact, they may have already completed training today – this There will be more than 200 Ukrainian gunners, ”the official said.
He added that more than 50 Ukrainians will arrive at one of the training grounds outside of Ukraine later this week to start training with the howitzers M777.
M777 Howitzer – British field trailer howitzer of caliber 155 millimeters. The M777 has a digital fire control system similar to fire control systems in self -propelled artillery installations. The maximum range with ordinary shells is 24.7 km. The M777 howitzer can fire with high -precision m982 Excalibur shells with a maximum range of 40 km.
According to the official, on May 1, a group of 20 Ukrainian military began a weekly course of training with unmanned aerial vehicles Phoenix Ghost.
He still said that over the past 24 hours, 13 flights of American assistance have arrived in the European region to ensure the security of Ukraine, and within the next 24 hours, 11 more flights from the USA will arrive in the region.
According to the official, there was also “23 delivery by air” from five other countries.