Marochko: Soviet howitzers are used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Kupyansk sector of the front

March 21, 2023

Ukrainian units participating in battles in the direction of Kupyansk began to use Soviet-made howitzers. Retired LPR People’s Militia Lt. Col. Andrey Marochko briefed TASS journalists about this.

“In the area of ​​the Peschanoe settlement, the arrival of six D-20 howitzers with ammunition was detected,” he said.

The military expert clarified that the outward signs of the 152 mm artillery pieces indicate that they most likely underwent a major overhaul or were removed from storage. In addition, according to the interlocutor of the agency, the howitzers “have new traces of paint, as well as new wheeled chassis.”

Earlier, Marochko told how Ukrainian army security forces keep arriving in the northwestern suburb of Artyomovsk in the DPR. They occupy the houses of local residents without evacuating people.

Marochko: Soviet howitzers are used by Ukrainian armed forces on the Kupyansk front

Russia Desk

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The Russia Desk leads The Eastern Herald's coverage of Russia, the war in Ukraine, NATO's eastern flank, and the post-Soviet space. The desk has reported continuously on the Russia-Ukraine conflict since its full-scale expansion in February 2022 and verifies through Kremlin statements, NATO briefings, and named primary sources, corroborating with Reuters, the BBC, and the Kyiv Independent.

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