Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets
Yesterday at 12:30, sea-based missiles "Caliber" hit the command post of Ukrainian troops near the village of Shirokaya Dacha, Dnepropetrovsk region.
At that moment, there was a working meeting of the command staff of the operational-strategic group of forces "Alexandria."
"As a result of the strike, over 50 generals and officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including the general staff, the command of the group of forces "Kakhovka," air assault troops and formations, were destroyed, operating in the Nikolaev and Zaporizhzhia directions,” the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.
Added information from blogger L Vershinim:
Firstly, I saved myself from the temptation to giggle in the morning on the topic "50 generals and officers", according to the gene. Konashenkov controlled by the blessed fire on the southern front. I wanted to, because it was too much, but I decided to wait - and thank God, otherwise I would now be in an awkward position. Now, having received accurate information from people who are absolutely in the know, I inform you: yes, the Holy Fire descended, exactly on a solid headquarters, head to head at the time of an important meeting, and several dozen high-ranking officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (including two with stripes) out of order, most of them forever.
Russian Major General Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the Russian ministry of defense
Secondly, the same people who are absolutely in the know confirm that the Kyiv Nazis have finally taken, and their Western curators have approved the decision to attack on about. Serpentine with the aim of deblocking Odessa and ousting the Russian Navy from the western Black Sea region. For this, in the opinion of the enemy command, enough forces and imported equipment have been accumulated - first of all, anti-ship missiles and air defense systems - to seriously count on success. If you ask what is good here, I answer: all this, from "a" to "z", is not a secret for anyone, primarily for the command of the Coalition.
Wunderwaffe is not a wonderwaffe
[Chernovec] Every third M777 howitzer has to be taken for repairs after the first artillery duel
Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Sharapov shared his feelings about the tenderness and unreliability of the advertised "three axes", their poor suitability for artillery duels
Gun nodes are damaged by debris from the arrival of shells, which, according to the deputy minister, indicates the fierceness (and effectiveness) of the counter-battery fight.
Sharapov also complained about the problems with the repair of these guns, in particular, the lack of spare parts, since the United States simply did not supply them.
But experts warned back in early May that the Armed Forces of Ukraine would not be able to repair American military equipment.
And this artillery system is very capricious. In the United States, during exercises in range conditions, these howitzers required repairs after an average of 4 days of firing.
Artillery design was sacrificed in order to reduce weight. In combat conditions, this led to many complaints : the
howitzer is too light and fragile for powerful 155 mm ammunition. This led to the fact that the recoil absorption mechanisms in the M777 wear out dangerously quickly in combat conditions
. The American howitzer has serious problems with metal fatigue, instability when firing, the barrel often fails, since the M777 cannot be fired with a rate of fire of more than 2 rounds / min .
Here it must be remembered that India at one time refused the contract for these howitzers, after one fell apart during demonstration firing. Moreover, there were cases of similar destruction in other countries.