Russian artillery losses in Ukraine hit sobering milestone: Kyiv

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  1. By Brendan Cole – Senior News Reporter:

    Russia is continuing to lose high numbers of equipment in Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, according to Kyiv’s latest figures, which outlined a significant milestone in destroyed and captured artillery.

    The Ukrainian defense ministry said on Tuesday that over the previous 24 hours, Russian forces had lost 49 pieces of artillery, taking the total losses for the equipment since the start of the war on February 24, 2022, to just over 15,000. Just over a week into July, Kyiv’s estimate of Russian artillery losses is already 416, which is on track to beat the monthly record of 1,415 from June.

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  2. Ukraine’s counter battery fire is absolutely on point. Western artillery is very accurate and they are trying many different types of counter battery radars from around the world. Russia are rolling out old d20 and d30 tower artillery by the bucket load. Super vulnerable pieces due to the set up and break down times.

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