December 15, 2022, 11:34 – Public News Service – OSN
Information appeared on the web that today the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU) used the Czech MLRS “Vampire” (RM-70 “Vampire”) during the shelling of Donetsk. Voenkor Yevgeny Poddubny revealed the characteristics of the installation in his Telegram channel.
He noted that once the RM-70 underwent a deep modernization, which made it more effective in comparison with the Grad MLRS. The latter, we recall, is used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine almost daily for shelling civilian areas. Donbass.
If we turn to the characteristics of the Czech MLRS, it turns out that, unlike Grad, it has its own store with 40 122-mm NURS, Poddubny said. For reloading, the launcher guides are automatically aligned with the magazine rack, so that the projectiles are rearranged into the launcher without human intervention.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops continue to shell Donetsk. Another arrival was recorded at 9:45 from the settlement of Netaylovo. The Armed Forces of Ukraine fired six 155-mm caliber shells.
The DPR said today’s shelling of Donetsk is the heaviest since 2014. Read more about this in material Public news service.
