Artillery

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

Sweden is sending dozens of armored vehicles and elite Archer howitzers to Ukraine

The Swedish government announced a new military aid package for Ukraine on Thursday, which will include armored infantry fighting vehicles and the Archer artillery system.

Kirby, who is the coordinator for strategic communications at the US National Security Council, said in an interview with CNN TV: "Right now, the risks are very high... That's without a doubt."

During the May 25, 1953, test, the cannon fired a nuclear shell that unleashed a 15-kiloton blast

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According to him, Ukrainian forces are now almost exclusively relying on weapons from the West to keep Russia away. "This is now an artillery war. The future will now be decided on the edges of the battlefield, and we are losing in terms of artillery," said Vadim Skibycky.

Norway donated howitzers along with equipment, spare parts and ammunition, after procuring new artillery from South Korea.
"The Norwegian government has been waiting for the donation to be announced for security reasons. It is possible that future donations will not be published or commented on," Gram said.

A series of explosions rocked an ammunition plant's facilities in the Serbian town of Cacak in the early hours of Friday morning, but there were no reports of casualties, local media said.

On two occasions this month, shooting exercises will be performed at the Pasuljanske livade military range, with artillery from June 5 to 10, and shooting with infantry weapons and mortars in the period from June 27 to 30.

Two rockets late on March 25 struck Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings and foreign missions, but there were no casualties, the Iraqi military said.

"Two Katyusha rockets fell near Baghdad operation command. Details to follow," the military statement said.

An artillery shell from World War II was discovered by workers clearing construction waste in a parking lot near the bus station in Sofia's "Iztok" quarter. The area has been secured by police.

The projectile was later transported by a specialized vehicle and is about to be destroyed. Sappers said the projectile was 28 cm long and 7 cm in diameter, BNR reported.